HealthLeaders Media December 30, 2024
G Hatfield

Virtual nursing is so transformative that we are near the first generation of nurses who may never touch the patient.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– Within the next five to 10 years, more than half of all nursing positions could be entirely virtual or have some kind of virtual component, which will only expand thereafter.

– Care delivery models will have virtual nursing fully integrated and will involve support from remote nurses and new ways of collecting patient information.

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a larger cover story, which can be found here.

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