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Nurse practitioner students as an essential workforce: The lessons of coronavirus disease 2019
Gina Intinarelli1, Laura M Wagner1, Barbara Burgel1
1UCSF School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA.
Background:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disrupted the education and clinical training of nursing students. Clinical sites shut out students over low equipment supplies, physical distancing requirements, and redeployment of staff.
Purpose And Methods:
The purpose of this paper is to highlight a progressive solution to engage nurse practitioner students as part of the COVID-19 response given the disruption of their traditional clinical training environments so that student could continue to matriculate and graduate in a timely manner.
Findings:
Nurse practitioner students swiftly responded and were deemed an essential part of the nursing workforce.
Discussion:
Policy implications for advanced nursing practice and education for telehealth and simulation research moving forward is also provided.
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