Making Nursing Human Again with Angel Bozard

Is there really a nursing shortage, or are we just making nursing too hard to stay in? Nurse leader Angel Bozard of VirtuAlly joins me to talk about how virtual nursing is taking the paperwork off bedside nurses, bringing experienced nurses back into the workforce, and helping patients feel truly heard.

Angel shares how the nurses who cared for her and her blind father inspired her career, why she went back to nursing school with three kids at home, and how a rural maternal fetal medicine program sparked her passion for virtual care. We get into 24/7 virtual observers, 45-minute admissions that uncover what busy bedside conversations can miss (including suicidal ideation), and why the average nurse’s experience has dropped from 15 years to just 2. Plus, Angel answers the billion-dollar question: what would she do to fix nursing’s future?

If you’re a nurse, nurse leader, or anyone curious about where healthcare technology is headed, this one’s for you.

⏱ Timestamps

0:55 Angel’s Background: Charleston, SC & Telehealth Leadership

1:21 The Nurses Who Cared for Angel & Her Blind Father

2:54 Going Back to Nursing School with Three Kids

3:31 From Bedside to Leadership

3:51 The Spark: Virtual Care for Rural Maternal Fetal Medicine

4:38 How the Pandemic Shattered Healthcare & Sped Up Virtual Care

5:27 Finding Virtual Ally: Culture & Innovation

6:18 Taking Administrative Burden Off Bedside Nurses