%0 Journal Article
%T Telenursing and Nurse¨CPatient Communication Within Fertility, Inc.
%A Bethany Johnson
%A Jaclyn S. Marsh
%A Margaret M. Quinlan
%J Journal of Holistic Nursing
%@ 1552-5724
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0898010116685468
%X The purpose of this study is to examine patient perceptions of practitioner¨Cpatient communication in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) practices. During this study, we uncovered the importance of telenursing for nurse¨Cpatient communication during REI treatment. Telenursing, which is defined as the use of wireless technology for out-of-office communication, is the basis for out-of-office communication. We examined participantsˇŻ conceptualization of supportive and unsupportive communication, through the lens of biomedicalization theory. After conducting 23 interviews, we conclude that telenursing is integral to providing holistic nursing care during treatment at REI practices. We discuss efficient and effective uses of telenursing and patientsˇŻ positive perceptions telenursing and assess telenursing as both an embrace of and form of resistance to biomedicalization within Fertility, Inc. Theoretical and practical implications are offered, including suggestions for increasing patient access to telenursing while protecting REI nurses from burnout
%K biomedicalization
%K telenursing
%K supportive communication
%K infertility
%K nursing
%K wireless technology
%K Fertility Inc.
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0898010116685468