Amy E. Roberson is a clinical nurse specialist, Marny Carlson is a nursing education specialist, Christopher M. Kohler is an RN, and Charlotte L. Volkmann is a nursing education specialist, all in the Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. At the time of this writing, Patricia A. Harris was a nursing manager but has since retired. The authors acknowledge Kathleen Louden, ELS, senior scientific/medical editor at the Mayo Clinic, for editorial assistance, as well as the Mayo Clinic scientific publications staff. Contact author: Amy E. Roberson,
Am J Nurs. 2023 Jun 1;123(6):48-54. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000938736.42266.5e.
With increased demands for inpatient care and limited nursing resources, bedside RNs at one health care system were challenged to find experienced nurse colleagues to provide mentorship when they needed assistance in executing best practices. A virtual RN (ViRN) role was created to support bedside RNs and patients on designated general care inpatient units. The ViRN provided real-time virtual clinical guidance to bedside RNs and actively surveilled patients. Bedside RNs were surveyed by email to gauge the utility and their perceptions of integrating ViRNs into the nursing care team. RNs reported that they valued the consistent availability of having the ViRNs' expert nursing knowledge and virtual assistance with nursing tasks.
随着住院患者需求的增加和护理资源的有限，某医疗系统的床边注册护士在需要协助实施最佳实践时，面临着寻找有经验的护士同事提供指导的挑战。创建了一个虚拟注册护士（ViRN）角色，以支持指定的普通住院患者单元的床边注册护士和患者。ViRN 为床边注册护士提供实时虚拟临床指导，并积极监测患者。通过电子邮件向床边注册护士进行调查，以评估他们对将 ViRN 整合到护理团队中的实用性和看法。注册护士报告说，他们重视始终能够获得 ViRN 专业护理知识，并在护理任务方面获得虚拟协助。
