The Future of Clinical Communication in an Electronic Environment

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Computer technologies, particularly electronic computer networks, can enhance nurses' abilities to initiate, facilitate, and sustain interpersonal contact with patients. Computer networks are electronic links between remote sites and as such provide a pathway for communication between and patients. In an innovative project known as the ComputerLink, a team of nurses used an electronic network to provide information, communication, and decision support to homebound persons and their caregivers. This experiment allowed exploration of the unspoken language of nursing and provides direction for considering how nursing therapectics can capitalize on the benefits of the electronic network.

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