The country’s nursing shortage shows no signs of slowing — which means healthcare providers must remain committed to finding innovative, tech-enabled ways to reduce nurses’ burnout and stress levels.

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health plans to implement virtual nursing at each of its 12 hospitals by the end of October 2025. At the end of 2024, the health system launched a virtual nursing program at ...

After 15 years as a bedside nurse at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Cheryl Gallahue sought a new challenge. She found it by becoming one of an inaugural team of virtual nurses who interact with ...

The charge nurse is responsible for creating daily nurse/patient assignments, which are informed by the location of the patient within a unit and the clinical judgment of the charge nurse. Assignments ...

NORFOLK — After spending seven days in the hospital last month, Margaret Roberts was more than ready to go home. Roberts, 72, who was admitted to Sentara Norfolk General for shortness of breath and ...

The health system is rolling out an enterprise communication strategy that gives every nurse and doctor access to a smartphone, and expecting to see ROI in everything from reduced steps per shift to ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Emergency rooms are becoming increasingly crowded, leading Sentara Health to implement a new tool designed to expedite patient care. Before admitting new patients from the ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — When Donnie Moody was admitted to Sentara Obici Hospital last week, he wasn't expecting a nurse to show up on his hospital room TV. But when it happened, he said he decided to roll with ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Registered Nurse Kristen Danley recalls working as a charge nurse for the 5 West unit at Sentara Leigh Hospital. She held the responsibility of assigning patients to nurses but she says ...

Sentara RMH Chaplain Jeff Carr blesses the hands of a nurse at Sentara RMH Medical Center. Courtesy of Sentara RMH. Sentara RMH Medical Center recognizes National Nurses Week as a time to celebrate ...