The APN-PLACE Telehealth Education Network: Legal and Regulatory Considerations

Telehealth technology can enhance nursing clinical education by allowing for virtual site visits, preceptor support, preceptor education, and student oversight. The Advance Practice Nurse-Preceptor Link and Clinical Education (APN-PLACE) Telehealth Education Network is a new and innovative video communication system that connects schools of nursing to preceptors and clinical practice sites. Specific areas of focus include preceptor education and support, student assessment, and clinical experiences when implementing a telehealth education network. As with in-person, or traditional, clinical education, it is important to consider the legal and regulatory issues related to the use of telehealth programs in clinical education. This article presents a telehealth preceptor support network and provides an overview of the associated legal and regulatory issues surrounding its use in advanced practice registered nurse clinical education.