mHealth Intelligence September 18, 2023
Virtual nursing efforts supporting patient discharge, admissions, education, and more can provide a recruitment opportunity amid staff shortages.
As virtual nursing efforts spread across health systems, a new survey shows that 75 percent of healthcare professionals view virtual nursing as a recruitment opportunity to hire nurses who cannot or will not work at the bedside.
Conducted by Joslin Insight on behalf of virtual care platform provider AvaSure, the Virtual Nursing Insight Survey polled 789 healthcare professionals working primarily in acute care settings. The survey was fielded between April 10 and 18. Of the survey respondents, 46 percent were nurse leaders or decision-makers.
Most survey respondents (66 percent) believe virtual nursing will become integral to acute care delivery models. About 59...