June 09, 2025

Balancing technology and touch with virtual nursing programs

17 minutes

As virtual nursing programs transform healthcare delivery, discover how this digital revolution is leveraging technology and human expertise to address widespread staffing shortages while enhancing both the patient and provider experience. Explore how hospitals and health systems are currently using virtual nurses, the successes they have already had and how the trend will evolve in the next five to ten years.

Featuring: Jacqueline LaPointe, executive editor at Xtelligent Healthcare

Anuja Vaidya, senior editor, Virtual Healthcare at Xtelligent Healthcare

In today's episode, we'll cover:

Virtual nursing implementation and core components of a program

Nursing workforce benefits and care coordination strategies

Opportunities to improve patient satisfaction and clinician experience

References

What is virtual nursing, and why is it on the rise?

Exploring health systems' virtual nursing staffing strategies

74% of hospital leaders say virtual nursing will become integral to acute care

What to do and not do when deploying virtual nursing programs

To learn more about virtual nursing, check out our site, Virtual Healthcare.