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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. First and foremost, nurses require better pay.

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Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

So MUSC pivoted, creating a platform designed not only to remotely monitor patients in their rooms but help with administrative tasks, from charting in the EMR to onboarding and discharges. That program will debut soon in four of the health system's rural hospitals, where the nursing ranks are especially strained.

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The Exec: HCA Vigorously Develops Technology to Increase Nurse Efficiency

Health Leaders | Nursing

What we're seeing is the ability to have a virtual nurse handle admission, discharge, and other use cases to assist and take away administrative burden from the bedside nurse. We're seeing a lot of both nurse and patient satisfaction; about 85% of our patients are receptive to that model.

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CNOs Share Their Hopes (And Fears) for Virtual Nursing

Scrubs

Trinity Health announced it will introduce virtual nursing at its hospitals in Michigan and Ardent Health Services plans to do the same in New Mexico. Some argue that virtual nursing would remove the human element of healthcare, which would ultimately reduce patient satisfaction and worsen health outcomes.

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Cedars-Sinai Earns Sixth Magnet Designation

Daily Nurse

This foundation of nursing excellence, combined with the support and collaboration of all our healthcare professionals, is the essence of what makes us a Magnet hospital.” The Magnet recognition has proven beneficial to healthcare organizations, their patients, and their communities.

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Discharge planning assessment tool

American Nurse

Shorten delays, improve safety, reduce costs Takeaways: Hospital discharge delays can result in patient safety issues, reduced patient satisfaction, and increased costs. An assessment tool that goes into effect at admission can help the patient and healthcare team prepare for discharge.

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Remote Nursing: Find Work-From-Home Jobs That Work for You

Nurse.com

About 80% of patients reported satisfaction with telehealth visits, according to a literature review of academic and clinical studies published by the American Telemedicine Association, in their “Patient Satisfaction in Virtual Care” report. APRNs review diagnostic testing and medication orders.