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How Data Leads to Better Nursing: Improving Workflows and Patient Care

Minority Nurse

For almost any nurse, data is a touch point in their day, whether they work at the bedside, in an independent office, or a boardroom. Data is critical,” says Andrew Awoniyi, ND, RN, NI-BC, education director and board member of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA). “It It underlies everything we do.”

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Nursing Roles Beyond the Bedside

Nurse.com

It’s crucial that efforts are being made to accommodate the needs of nurses in order to keep them in this essential profession. On the bright side, before leaving the profession altogether, many bedside nurses are beginning to migrate to different areas within the profession in hopes of reigniting their love for the profession.

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Recommended Reading from the June Issue of AJN

Amercan Journal of Nursing

Initiating Virtual Nursing in General Inpatient Care This article describes how one hospital developed a virtual RN role for experienced nurses to support bedside RNs and patients on designated general care inpatient units. ” A Specialty Spotlight gives an inside look at nursing informatics.

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New Initiative Streamlines Electronic Documentation to Reduce Burden on Nursing Staff

Consult QD

“By maximizing productivity, we give our nurses more time for direct patient care and – as a result – increase the pride and satisfaction they have with their jobs,” says Sarah Croes, BSN, MSITM, BGS, RN-BC, SPHIMS, CAPM, Director of Nursing Informatics.

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Virtual Nursing Playbook: Nursing Execs Explain the Keys to Success

Health Leaders | Nursing

What’s old is new again, but with a flavor of technology,” says Candice Larson, MSN, RN, NI-BC, ITILv3 , HonorHealth’s chief nursing informatics officer. On Charting the Course When deciding whether and how to implement virtual nursing, center your north star, CNOs and CNIOs say. They’re hopeful about nurse retention, too.

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EHR burden reduction

American Nurse

We must maximize the time nurses spend with patients and recognize the integral role documentation plays in the bigger, holistic picture of care. In a 2020 position paper, the American Nursing Informatics Association Board of Directors presented a framework for easing the burden of EHR documentation. June 23, 2020.

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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.