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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

I’ve recently had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time as a patient, and from my perspective, the patient experience is often sadly lacking. Losing Touch In far too many provider-patient encounters, the art of communication is lost, seemingly forgotten in the rush of things to do.

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How a Care Coordination Center Can Improve Care Inefficiencies

Health Leaders | Nursing

The primary responsibility of virtual patient observers is to keep an eye on inpatients who are at risk of falls. Through two-way communication tools at the bedside, virtual nurses can do some of the admissions intake for patients as well as discharge instruction and education. Photo by Michael Hopkins Photography.

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Engage with patients eye to eye

American Nurse

Take a bundled approach to improve the patient experience. Takeaways: The bundle approach to implementing the commit-to-sit initiative positively impacts patient experience scores. For example, Commit to Sit, an evidence-based initiative, serves as a powerful communication tool for improving patient satisfaction.

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Geisinger Moves Towards Virtual Nursing in Post-Acute Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

New year, new goals In 2024, Geisinger had several goals for virtual nursing: to open up the workforce by creating a new role to consider, to improve care quality, and to boost nurse and patient engagement and experience. Godino said they are also looking at financial metrics, like cost avoidance and length of stay.

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How Nurse Practitioners Are Filling Gaps in Primary Care

Post University

Helping to meet rural patients’ needs. A study from the Association of American Medical Colleges Research and Action Institute estimates the supply of nurse practitioners to rise by 66% between 2024 and 2034. Serving in locations that are designated as health professional access-limited areas.

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Recognizing the Signs: Understanding and Improving Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Women

Daily Nurse

Nurses and nurse practitioners often have the unique privilege of spending a significant amount of time communicating with patients and families as they undergo several appointments and tests. They ensure there is a patient-centered, goal-oriented approach to care. J Med Econ. 2023;26(1):682-690. 2020;4(1):102. 2024;13(1):6-12.

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Virtual Nursing's Future? One Platform, Many Uses

Health Leaders | Nursing

"This pilot includes rotating bedside nurses through a local virtual operations center and supporting bedside nurses' care for their patients by increased remote documentation assistance, multi-disciplinary rounds participation and virtual consenting." As noted in a 2024 story on the program , Houston Methodist is in it for the long run.