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The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses has introduced a new virtual nursing certificate developed with input from nurse leaders at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
Six nursing executives and directors with Atrium Health, a part of Advocate, helped write and review exam questions for the acute care virtual registered nurse certification. The certification aims to validate a practitioner’s competency in providing care in a virtual setting.
To date, only 65 nurses nationwide hold the certification, 10 of whom are from Advocate.
“This group of Advocate Health nurses has been identified as being on the forefront of the development of virtual nursing and their expertise is continuedly relied upon, including to help create the first-ever virtual nursing advanced certification,” Patricia Mook, DNP, RN, Advocate Health’s senior vice president of nursing operations, education and professional development, said in a July 25 news release. “Virtual nursing is the future of our profession as we know it and we are so excited our teams are helping write the book on it, both figuratively and literally.”
Atrium Health first pioneered virtual nursing during the pandemic. Under the care model, virtual nurses are each assigned about 10 patients per shift, overseeing admissions and discharges, monitoring patients’ vital signs and watching for fall risks.
Learn more here: https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/newsroom/news/2024/7-july/advocate-health-nurses-leaders-help-set-standards-for-virtual-nursing#:~:text=Several%20nurse%20leaders%20from%20across,Virtual%20Registered%20Nurse%20(CAVRN)
