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Leveraging the Erlandson et al. (1993) Naturalistic Inquiry method, this study explores the perceptions and experiences of CRNs who transitioned to working remotely due to the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and how the transition may have impacted their role. Eight participants were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling, who engaged in virtual data collection sessions between July and December 2022. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method and thematic analysis. Category designation started with thirty-eight data themes that were categorized into twelve subcategories, that were further analyzed to produce three major categories. 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