Health Leaders | Nursing

OCTOBER 23, 2024

According to Cassie Lewis , chief nursing officer at Bon Secours’ Richmond market, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health , and HealthLeaders Exchange member, improving patient engagement begins with the day-to-day interactions between the patient and the bedside nurses who care for them.

Chief Nursing Officer

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A telehealth nurse may staff a patient advice line, perform care coordination functions, or help patients manage their medications and other aspects of their healthcare. Nursing triage can also often be performed very efficiently via phone or video.

Nurse Entrepreneurs

Scrubs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

“Imagine if the same virtual nurse who cared for you in the hospital performed a virtual visit after discharge or was your hospital to home nurse and connected with your primary care provider for a warm handoff. It moves nurses into the space of holistic care coordination,” Antrum added.

Chief Nursing Officer

Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 13, 2024

The health system is getting feedback from the front lines to make sure its Virtual Nursing program will meet expectations and become a permanent part of patient care Virtual nursing programs require careful planning. And no one knows that better than the nurses.

Bedside nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 24, 2024

Mount Sinai is using several pieces of technology to improve care coordination. As more virtual nursing programs pop up throughout healthcare, more technology is integrated into health system workflows, and it's important that nurse leaders understand the capabilities and potential applications.

Care coordination

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In terms of any further return on investment for earning his MSN, Jenkins adds, “My education has offered me many opportunities to position myself into nursing leadership positions where I can make tremendous positive impact in all areas of nursing practice.

APRN

Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 30, 2024

She said the tool has helped Mercy reduce charting errors by some 60%--and helped to identify breakdowns in care coordination. “We We didn’t anticipate that unless the doctor signs their note in the emergency department, the items that we were pulling from that field weren’t always coming across correctly,” Rocchio said.

Care coordination

Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 30, 2024

She said the tool has helped Mercy reduce charting errors by some 60%--and helped to identify breakdowns in care coordination. "We We didn't anticipate that unless the doctor signs their note in the emergency department, the items that we were pulling from that field weren't always coming across correctly," Rocchio said.

Care coordination

Health Leaders | Nursing

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One solution that all the nurse executives highlighted to HealthLeaders: Virtual experiences on the floor and behind the scenes. FitzPatrick now uses virtual nursing to offload administrative tasks so bedside nurses can focus on top-of-license practice, while Sievert says that ambient listening can cut down on clinical documentation.

Chief Nursing Officer

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Gillingham states, “Nurse case management is a specialty that ensures patients receive the quality care and services they need in a cost-effective manner. Case managers act as patient advocates, problem-solvers, and care coordinators across the healthcare continuum.”

Nurse Case Manager

Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 15, 2024

"[The virtual nurse] sits in between the technology and looking at the medical record, and the care team that is seeing the patient directly," Latney said. The virtual nurse also helps develop patient care plans and support new nurses. A virtual nurse remains in place 24/7 to help no matter what, Latney said.

Care coordination

American Nurse

JANUARY 2, 2024

In September 2022, a part-time wound care nurse was hired, which provided the full-time nurse with more time to participate in interdisciplinary rounds, attend shared leadership councils, and regularly distribute HAPI data. Casia Tomlinson is a wound care coordinator at Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, New York.

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