Demographic changes with an elderly population and more patients living longer with chronic illnesses will result in an increased need for care (OECD/EuropeanUnion 2022, Maresova et al. 2019). Remote patient monitoring (RPM), which allows patients to monitor their health and medical conditions from locations outside of healthcare, such as at home, is one example of a new digital service intended to simplify for patients, nurses, and other health professionals. RPM can broadly be defined as the use of digital technology (apps, sensors, wearables) that enables people to monitor their health and well-being automatically,systematically, and over time – for example, aspects like diet, exercise, sleep, mood,blood pressure and heart rate (e.g., Feng et al. 2021, Azevedo, Rodrigues & Londral2021).

RPM aims at enhancing patients' quality of life through self-care and active participation while also optimizing healthcare resource utilization by reducing in-person visits and hospital admissions. However, there is a lack of evidence of patient benefit and risks (Vallo Hult et al. 2023), and more research is needed regarding how RPM affects clinical practice and how healthcare professionals perceive its impact on their work (Černá 2019;, Vallo Hult et al. 2019; Islind et al.2022).

In this study, we focus on how nurses' work is changed by RPM. In their professional development, it is mandated that nurses should develop the ability to use digital technology in the care of patients, like remote care (Asthma, Allergy,and COPD Nurses Association, 2015). Previous research has identified and outlined challenges and essential knowledge for the digitalization of healthcare, highlighting the need for more research on learning, collaboration and competence development (Svensson 2019;, Vallo Hult et al. 2020; Svensson & Vallo Hult 2022), especially regarding nurses continuous professional development, and what role collegial and collaborative learning and knowledge sharing have for this learning (Khademi et al. 2021, Mlambo, Silén & McGrath 2021).

The aim of this paper is to investigate barriers and opportunities of RPM in relation to nurses’ working, collaborating and learning. The study is guided by the following research question: What are the implications of RPM on nurses’ work, collaboration and learning?