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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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A staff nurse’s AI wish list

American Nurse

How about the staff nurses? Sure, bedside nurses use cutting edge technology in patient care, but there has been a lag in innovations that will make the day-to-day work of staff nurses easier or more efficient. Documentation sidekick Paperwork, digital or manual, has been the bane of modern healthcare.

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Why I go to the office

American Nurse

The link between chronic diseases and a sedentary lifestyle is well documented in the annals of healthcare. Steps in the right direction Bedside nursing work is one of those jobs that can’t be done remotely, so staff receive benefits from the unavoidable steps required for travel and the nature of the work itself. A 2006 U.S.

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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’re experts at providing holistic care at many levels—from placing an I.V. It’s a calling.

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Feeding Your Nursing Career

Digital Doorway

As you care for your body, you should also be caring for your nursing career. Individualized Career Nutrition Optimal nutrition for your nursing career may be quite dissimilar from that of your friends or colleagues. Do you avoid processed foods and soda? This assessment process could lead to a decision to (gulp!)

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

Virtual nurses may work from behind computer screens, but their impact is felt throughout healthcare as their expertise is increasingly integrated into patient care and nursing workflows. Regardless of the technology, nurses play essential roles throughout telemedicine, usually conveying or using insights or information.

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Tips for thriving–not just surviving–on the night shift

American Nurse

At Hackensack University Medical Center, a large, academic acute care hospital, which has received multiple Magnet® designations from the American Nurses Credential Center, the Night Council plays an essential role in the shared decision-making structure. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2013;29(6):316-20. doi:10.1097/nnd.0000000000000016

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