Course Description
Strengthen your telemedicine documentation practices with this one-hour continuing education course designed for nurse practitioners. You’ll learn the core components of a complete virtual encounter note, including patient identity verification, location, visit modality, informed consent, assessment limitations, clinical findings, and follow-up planning.
Through practical examples and a sample telemedicine SOAP note, you’ll build confidence documenting clinical reasoning, supporting continuity of care, reducing compliance and liability risks, and creating clear, defensible records that reflect safe and professional virtual practice
What You'll Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
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Identify the core components of a complete telemedicine encounter note.
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Document telemedicine-specific elements, including patient identity, location, visit modality, informed consent, and limitations of virtual assessment.
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Distinguish between patient-reported information and findings observed during a virtual visit.
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Apply documentation standards that support clinical reasoning, continuity of care, patient safety, compliance, and defensible practice.
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Clearly document treatment decisions, patient education, warning signs, referrals, and follow-up recommendations.
Who It's For
This course is designed for:
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Nurse practitioners currently providing or preparing to provide telemedicine care
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NPs working on telemedicine platforms or in virtual private practice
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Clinicians seeking stronger, more consistent telemedicine documentation practices
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Nurse practitioners who want to reduce documentation gaps related to compliance, professional accountability, clinical reasoning, and patient safety
No previous telemedicine experience is required.
Course Format & Completion Requirements
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1.0 Contact Hour
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Self-paced, online educational activity
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Reading-based course with practical documentation examples, clinical scenarios, and a sample telemedicine SOAP note
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Ten-question post-test
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Minimum post-test score of 70%
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Course evaluation required
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Certificate of completion issued after all course requirements have been successfully completed
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90 days to complete course from date of purchase
Your Instructor
Lori Fauquier, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC
Lori Fauquier is a nurse practitioner with more than two decades of clinical experience and has worked in telemedicine since 2016. Her background includes virtual patient care, clinical leadership, workflow development, program implementation, documentation practices, and telemedicine operations.
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As the founder of Telemedicine Chick, Lori creates practical education and resources to help nurse practitioners deliver safe, effective, and professionally responsible care in virtual environments.
