Geisinger's CNE discusses their health system's goals for virtual nursing.
CNOs everywhere are talking about virtual nursing, and many predict that virtual nursing will help fill the gaps from the nursing shortage.
Janet Tomcavage, executive vice president and chief nurse executive at Geisinger, outlined what Geisinger wants to accomplish with their virtual nursing model. Tomcavage is a part of the HealthLeaders Virtual Nursing Mastermind panel, a months-long, exclusive series where several health systems will discuss the ins and outs of their virtual nursing programs and what their goals are for implementing these new technologies.
Here are Geisinger's four goals for their virtual nursing program.
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G Hatfield is the nursing editor for HealthLeaders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Geisinger wants to create new positions for nurses and enhances quality of care through virtual nursing.
The virtual model helps boost both employee and patient engagement and experience.