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Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here's How CNOs Can Prepare

Health Leaders | Nursing

The panel discussion included four key points about virtual nursing strategy. Individualize the program First and foremost, virtual nursing programs should be individualized to fit the needs of a health system.

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From Flashcards to Frontlines: How Marcie Peterson Became a Powerhouse Nurse Leader

Daily Nurse

Since then, she’s climbed every rung— CNA , bedside nurse, manager, director—and now serves as Associate Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President. That early front-row seat to her mother’s grit and grace shaped everything that came next. In 1998, Peterson landed a job as a PICU receptionist at her dream hospital.

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The Winning Edge for Advancing Your Virtual Nursing Program

Health Leaders | Nursing

In the latest edition of HealthLeaders' The Winning Edge webinar series, a panel of nurse leaders discussed what additional technologies can be integrated into your virtual nursing program, and how to optimize it to best support the bedside nurse and be cost effective. Tune in to hear their insights.

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Nursing Administrator vs. Healthcare Administrator: Understanding the Key Differences

Registered Nursing

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure is mandatory, as nursing administrators must maintain active nursing licenses to oversee nursing practice and make clinical decisions. Doctoral Degrees such as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) are becoming more common among chief nursing officers and senior nursing executives.

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Meet Kate Veenstra: From Bedside Nurse to Top Spot at UM Health-West

Daily Nurse

Kate Veenstra, DNP, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, ACM, NEA-BC, was recently appointed as the new chief nursing officer at the University of Michigan Health-West. Veenstra started as a bedside nurse at the hospital in 2006 and has held many roles, from associate chief nursing officer to the most recent interim chief nursing officer.

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From bedside nurse to top spot, UM Health-West names new chief nursing officer

Health Leaders | Nursing

University of Michigan Health-West has removed the interim tag from her title and made it official, announcing Kate Veenstra, DNP, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, ACM, NEA-BC, as the new chief nursing officer.

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

That program will debut soon in four of the health system's rural hospitals, where the nursing ranks are especially strained. Bedside nurses spend way too much time in documentation," Warr says. Warr says a virtual nursing program will only succeed if it addresses multiple pain points.