Reply To: Role of Virtual Nurse in an Inpatient Care Team

[Dr. Bonnie Clipper]

Hi Julie- this depends on how your hospital has approached building the workflows for VN.

Each organization has a different VN Blueprint based on its needs, so there isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” answer to this. I can tell you that the top 5 use cases are:

1. Admission documentation with limited assessment
2. Discharge documentation with medication reconciliation
3. Transfer documentation
4. Dual nurse verification of medications and blood products
5. Expert nurse intervention in clinical deterioration patients

Bonnie