05-14-2020, 04:42 AM
Vocera Offers Solutions to Support Nurse Healing During and After COVID-19 Crisis
New CNO Perspective Report Outlines 3-Point Strategy to Help Strengthen Resiliency
SAN JOSE, Calif.- May 13, 2020 - Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, announced the release of a new CNO Perspective report authored by Chief Nursing Officer Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN. Dr. Collins, who was the inspiration of The American Nurse Project, writes a report every year around Nurses Week, examining important issues that impact the nursing profession worldwide.
The 2020 report, titled Nurses Have Stepped Up. Now It’s Time to Support Them as We Move Forward, highlights the mental anguish and physical burdens that COVID-19 has placed on nurses and other front-line healthcare workers as they put themselves in harm’s way to protect others. The report also outlines a strategy to guide hospital leaders moving forward as they strive to support staff members.
“During these unprecedented times, nurses are facing tremendous cognitive and emotional burdens that are taking a toll on their well-being,” said Dr. Collins. “During this Year of the Nurse, we have never had more reason to celebrate and support the men and women who have become the face of the pandemic. Healthcare leaders can honor nurses by giving them needed resources that help them heal from the trauma of this crisis.”
The 2020 CNO Perspective report highlights many of the challenges impacting nurses before, during and after COVID-19. In it, Dr. Collins examines the foundation of cognitive science and outlines a three-point strategy for nurse leaders:
· Lighten clinicians’ cognitive load by addressing the difference between documentation and communication.
· Relieve the burden of adapting to multiple systems by giving clinicians control over how they communicate.
· Provide clinicians with clear, contextual, just-in-time information – using software to enhance workflow, not distract from it.
“Around the world, people are applying lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis and making plans to better support and protect healthcare workers on the frontlines,” said Brent Lang, chairman and CEO of Vocera. “Dr. Collins’ report is very timely. It offers an excellent roadmap for understanding cognitive overload among nurses and outlines tangible ways to strengthen resiliency.”
On Thursday, May 28, from 3-4 p.m. ET, Vocera is hosting a webinar, where Dr. Collins will discuss details of the 2020 CNO Perspective report. Click here to register for this complimentary event.
About Vocera
The mission of Vocera Communications, Inc. is to simplify and improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while enabling hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency. In 2000, when the company was founded, we began to forever change the way care teams communicate. Today, Vocera offers the leading platform for improving clinical communication and workflow. More than 2,100 facilities worldwide, including nearly 1,700 hospitals and healthcare facilities, have selected our solutions. Care team members use our solutions to communicate and collaborate with co-workers by securely texting or calling, and to be notified of important alerts and alarms. They can choose the right device for their role or task, including smartphones or our hands-free, wearable Vocera Smartbadge and Vocera Badge. Interoperability between the Vocera Platform and more than 150 clinical and operational systems helps reduce alarm fatigue; speed up staff response times; and improve patient care, safety, and experience. In addition to healthcare, Vocera is at home in luxury hotels, aged care facilities, retail stores, schools, power facilities, libraries, and more. Vocera solutions make mobile workers safer and more effective by enabling them to connect instantly with other people and access resources or information quickly. Vocera has made the list of Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Learn more at www.vocera.com and follow @VoceraComm on Twitter.
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Shanna Hearon
Vocera Communications, Inc.
669-999-3368
shearon@vocera.com