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Virtual nurses don’t effectively help in-hospital nurses, a new survey says

More than half of hospital nurses said virtual nursing doesn’t reduce their workload

Only 1 in 10 said virtual nursing substantially improved patient care

FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Virtual nurses aren’t an effective way to help hospitals deal with a lack of staffing, a new study says.

Hospitals struggling to attract and retain nurses are trying out virtual nursing programs, in which nurses in remote locations rely on video and messaging technologies to keep tabs on patients, researchers said.

But these virtual nurses are taking little of the burden away from the flesh-and-blood nurses still patrolling hospital

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