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Published on: November 7, 2020
A Community Hospital's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mirinda Brown Tyo1, Kathleen Tardy, Kaitlyn Kerwin
1Mirinda Brown Tyo, PhD, RN, TCRN, is a Nurse Residency Transitions Program Coordinator and Corporate Educator at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA and Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth, Massachusetts. Kathleen Tardy, MSN, RN, is the Director of Clinical Education at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA and Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth, Massachusetts. Kaitlyn Kerwin, MSN, RN, ONC, is a Medical-Surgical Clinical Educator at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
The novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) has disrupted and altered the way health care is delivered in the United States and across the world. Patient care guidelines and isolation recommendations continue to hastily change, demonstrating the key role of nursing professional development practitioners in educating and preparing frontline staff to provide safe patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes a community hospital's strategic educational response to a highly contagious respiratory pandemic. Initiatives to increase staff education and conserve personal protective equipment are discussed.
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