Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and computer technology for the delivery of nursing care. The National Council of State Boards identified advantages of authority to practice telenursing across state lines (1996)
These advantages include which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. Establishes legitimacy and availability to practice telenursing
2. Protects the nurse from liability when practicing across state lines without a license in the client's state
3. Establishes the nurse's responsibility and accountability to the board of nursing
4. Provides jurisdictional authority over the discipline of telenursing in the event of unsafe delivery
5. Provides statutory authority permitting telenursing services across borders for all of the states
1,3,4
Rationale: The advantages of interstate authority for telenursing include establishing legitimacy and availability to practice telenursing and sets the nurse's responsibility and accountability to the board of nursing. It provides jurisdictional authority over the discipline of telenursing in the event that unsafe delivery becomes an issue.
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