Becker's Healthcare November 17, 2023
Giles Bruce

Virtual sitting has been touted as a technology that can help prevent falls in patients while reducing burnout in healthcare workers. But what do nurses actually think about it?

Researchers surveyed 74 of them from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, twice a day for three weeks, and found that virtual sitting — where caregivers monitor patients remotely — improved their “emotional labor” and “emotional exhaustion” over in-person sitting.

“This study supports our experience that virtual sitting improves the well-being of...

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