telenursing
nounUK /ˈtɛlɪˌnɜːsɪŋ/ · US /ˈtɛlɪˌnɝsɪŋ/
Etymology From tele- (prefix meaning ‘over a distance’) + nursing.
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Medicine, Sciences The use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services, including consulting with patients and receiving health data from them.
- Related terms
- teleconsult, teleconsultation, telediagnose, telediagnosis, telediagnostic, telediagnostics, teledoctor, telehealth, telehealthcare, telemedicine, telemonitor, telenurse, teletriage
- Hypernyms
- telemedicine