EPISODE · Mar 16, 2023 · 19 MIN
Virtual nursing: how a struggling industry can adapt
from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy
We’ve seen all kinds of jobs go virtual since the pandemic, but nursing? Actually, nursing started to go virtual in the acute care setting even before the pandemic. Now that remote work is increasing in popularity, some hospitals are looking to expand virtual nursing to different departments. Dr. Terri Hinkley, the CEO of the Medical Surgical Nursing Certificate Board and the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, discusses how virtual nursing can alleviate the nursing shortage, improve patient care, and provide a better work life balance.
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We’ve seen all kinds of jobs go virtual since the pandemic, but nursing? Actually, nursing started to go virtual in the acute care setting even before the pandemic. Now that remote work is increasing in popularity, some hospitals are looking to expand virtual nursing to different departments. Dr. Terri Hinkley, the CEO of the Medical Surgical Nursing Certificate Board and the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, discusses how virtual nursing can alleviate the nursing shortage, improve patient care, and provide a better work life balance.
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