HealthLeaders Media August 15, 2024
Virtual nursing is not a fad. It’s so transformative that we are near the first generation of nurses who may never touch a 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.
– Virtual nursing has the potential to impact staffing by eliminating contract labor and serving as a flexible scheduling and education tool for both new nurses and tenured nurses.
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