Virtual Opportunities for Nurses | OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

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Virtual Opportunities for Nurses</h1> <p> <p>The 6 articles in this OJIN topic, <em>Virtual Opportunities for Nurses</em>, offer perspectives about the changing landscape of healthcare that includes new opportunities for nurses as technology evolves.</p></p> </div> </div> </section> <div> </div> <div> <div> <section class="pt-3 pt-md-4 mt-5"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-9"> <div class="ojin-columns"> <div> <h2>Overview and Summary </h2> </div> <ul> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/overview-and-summary-virtual-opportunities-for-nurses/">Overview and Summary: Virtual Opportunities for Nurses</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Carol Boston Fleischhauer, JD, MS, RN</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div> <h2>Articles </h2> </div> <ul> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__image order-md-1"> <img src="" alt="" class="lazyload" /> </div> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/remote-work-in-nursing/">Remote Work in Nursing: Facilitators and Barriers</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Karen Gabel Speroni, PhD, RN, BSN, MHSA</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__image order-md-1"> <img src="" alt="" class="lazyload" /> </div> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/the-virtual-nurse-program-in-a-community-hospital-setting/">The Virtual Nurse Program in a Community Hospital Setting</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Ruth Sagastume, MSN, RN, CPHQ; Jessica Peterson, PhD, RN</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__image order-md-1"> <img src="" alt="" class="lazyload" /> </div> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/the-ana-innovation-engine-activating-innovation-through-education-and-communities-of-practice/">The ANA Innovation Engine: Activating Innovation Through Education and Communities of Practice</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, PHN; Daniel Pesut, PhD, RN, FAAN; Olivia Lemberger, PhD, RN, CHSE, NPD-BC</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__image order-md-1"> <img src="" alt="" class="lazyload" /> </div> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/closed-facebook-group/">Meaningful Recognition of Pediatric Nurses via a Closed Facebook Group</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Christine LaGrasta, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC/AC; Shannon Olbrot, BS, BSN, RN, CCRN; Kerri Ann Fournier, BSN, RN, CPN; Colleen O’Shaughnessy, MSN, RN, CCRN; Paula Conrad, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN; Patricia A. Hickey, PhD, RN, FAAN; Michele DeGrazia, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, FAAN</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__image order-md-1"> <img src="" alt="" class="lazyload" /> </div> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/belonging-in-online-nursing-education/">Belonging in Online Nursing Education</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Breana Taylor, PhD, RN, AHN-BC; Christine Zamaripa, PhD, RN; Jaime Stevens, MSN, RN; Maria Satre, MSN, RN, CHSE, CPN</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> <li class="grid-item twoCol"> <div class="grid-item__image order-md-1"> <img src="" alt="" class="lazyload" /> </div> <div class="grid-item__content"> <div class="grid-item__title"> <p><a href="/table-of-contents/volume-28-2023/number-2-may-2023/advances-in-technology-mediated-nursing-education/">Advances in Technology Mediated Nursing Education</a></p> </div> <div class="ojin-columns__editor" style="display:block">Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN; Laura Gonzalez, PhD, APRN, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN</div> <div class="ojin-columns__date" style="display:block"> May 31, 2023 </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 ojin-advContainer"> <div class="ojin-advBlock pb-md-5"> <a href="https://www.icumed.com/campaigns/2024/nursing-nirvana/?utm_source=ana_ojinwebsite_sep_600x600&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=ivpp"> <img src="/globalassets/ojin/ads/6600-ivpp-nursing-600x600-static58.jpg" class="lazyload" /> </a> </div> <div class="ojin-advBlock"> <a href="/link/d67e4a3e4a0b4108ac0251ec6a9158ce.aspx"> <img src="/globalassets/ojin/ads/ana-3360-native-american-heritage-month.jpg" class="lazyload" /> </a> </div> <div class="ojin-advBlock"> <a href="https://www.shopana.org/?__hstc=53609399.2549102589cb829eaba1afb5432400b4.1645713666259.1655145329183.1655212865649.275&__hssc=53609399.7.1655212865649&__hsfp=2123204584"> <img src="/globalassets/ojin/ads/estore.jpg" class="lazyload" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="ojin-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="ojin-footer__linksContainer d-md-flex"> <div class="ojin-footer__linkCol"> <div class="ojin-footer__colTitle">Resources</div> <ul> <li><a href="/about-ojin/author-guidelines/">Author Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/about-ojin/announcements/">Announcements</a></li> <li><a href="/about-ojin/faqs/">FAQs</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="ojin-footer__linkCol"> <div class="ojin-footer__colTitle">About Us</div> <ul> <li><a href="/about-ojin/">About OJIN</a></li> <li><a href="/about-ojin/editorial-staff-board/">Editorial Staff Board</a></li> <li><a href="/about-ojin/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="ojin-footer__linkCol"> <div class="ojin-footer__colTitle">Connect</div> <ul> <li class="ojin-footer__socialLinks"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmericanNursesAssociation/"> <img src="/assets/Ojin/img/facebook.svg" alt="" class="lazyload" /> <span>Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li class="ojin-footer__socialLinks"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-nurses-association"> <img src="/assets/Ojin/img/linkedin.svg" alt="" class="lazyload" /> <span>LinkedIn</span> </a> </li> <li class="ojin-footer__socialLinks"> <a href="https://twitter.com/ANANursingWorld"> <img src="/assets/Ojin/img/twitter.svg" alt="" class="lazyload" /> <span>X</span> </a> </li> <li class="ojin-footer__socialLinks"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/nursesmatter"> <img src="/assets/Ojin/img/youtube.svg" alt="" class="lazyload" /> <span>YouTube</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="ojin-footer__copyright"> <p> © 2024 American Nurses Association. 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