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As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses push back

Health Leaders | Nursing

But nursing unions argue that this poorly understood technology is overriding nurses' expertise and degrading the quality of care patients receive.

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Akron Children's is using 'virtual' nurses. Here's what that means for patients:

Health Leaders | Nursing

Pillar: CNO Link: Full story Article Source: Akron Beacon Journal Tags: nurses nursing patient experience technology telemedicine Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: News Published Date: Friday, February 21, 2025 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:

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Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here's How CNOs Can Prepare

Health Leaders | Nursing

Other metrics can include nurse engagement, patient experience, and care quality metrics. Patient outcome metrics, like fall prevention, can also be impacted by virtual nursing, especially with the incorporation of additional technologies. Improving patient outcomes helps reduce costs from negative outcomes.

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How Customer-Centric is Your Practice, Business, or Organization?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

And while it may take up more time, show compassion towards patients and their families during difficult times. Accessibility: As much as possible, ensure patients have easy access to care by providing flexible scheduling, online booking, and telemedicine options where appropriate.

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Geisinger's Plan to Boost Quality and Patient Experiences Through Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

"The virtual model gives patients that one-on-one time with nurses that's uninterrupted," Tomcavage said, "and you can get through an assessment and not miss anything."

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Health systems across the country are launching telemedicine programs aimed at improving the nurse's workload, but both value and sustainability are hard to pin down. Virtual nursing is all the rage these days, with health systems across the country launching telemedicine-based programs aimed at helping their beleaguered nurses.

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Geisinger’s Plan to Boost Quality and Patient Experiences Through Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

“The virtual model gives patients that one-on-one time with nurses that’s uninterrupted,” Tomcavage said, “and you can get through an assessment and not miss anything.”