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New Initiative Streamlines Electronic Documentation to Reduce Burden on Nursing Staff

Consult QD

“By maximizing productivity, we give our nurses more time for direct patient care and – as a result – increase the pride and satisfaction they have with their jobs,” says Sarah Croes, BSN, MSITM, BGS, RN-BC, SPHIMS, CAPM, Director of Nursing Informatics. The number of patients eligible for focused documentation has now doubled.

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

That program will debut soon in four of the health system's rural hospitals, where the nursing ranks are especially strained. Bedside nurses spend way too much time in documentation," Warr says. Warr says a virtual nursing program will only succeed if it addresses multiple pain points. One is not enough.

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EHR burden reduction

American Nurse

Work together and share processes to ease documentation workload. Many of us chose nursing as a career because of a strong pull to take care of others, provide comfort, and leave each interaction better than when it started. We also use many tools, including those that help us document our work. It’s a calling.

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How Mount Sinai is Leveraging Technology to Expand Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

As more virtual nursing programs pop up throughout healthcare, more technology is integrated into health system workflows, and it's important that nurse leaders understand the capabilities and potential applications. They are using several pieces of technology including TVs and cameras.

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Using AI to Address Nursing’s Biggest Pain Points

Health Leaders | Nursing

The AI NOW discussion centered on how hospitals and health systems can use AI to improve nursing workflows and nurse well-being, critical factors at a time when many organizations are dealing with stress and burnout and a depleted nurse workforce. That includes patient handoffs.

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Using AI to Address Nursing's Biggest Pain Points

Health Leaders | Nursing

The AI NOW discussion centered on how hospitals and health systems can use AI to improve nursing workflows and nurse well-being, critical factors at a time when many organizations are dealing with stress and burnout and a depleted nurse workforce. That includes patient handoffs.

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Virtual Nursing Playbook: Nursing Execs Explain the Keys to Success

Health Leaders | Nursing

On Team Nursing 2.0 In virtual nursing, a remote clinician can handle administrative duties that, though essential, could take time and energy away from bedside care. Zarubi says these duties often include admission or discharge documentation, as well as patient education about things like a new medication’s side effects.