We aimed to assess the effect of telenursing on referral rates of patients with head trauma
and their family's satisfaction after discharge. Seventy-two patients with head trauma were
randomly allocated to equal intervention and control groups. The caregivers in both groups
were provided with 1-hr face-to-face training on patients' home care and educational
booklets, 2 days before discharge. The cell phone numbers of the telenurse was given to the
caregivers of the intervention group. Then, the patients in the intervention group were …