Pandemic Lessons Learned in Southwest Georgia: Nursing at the Bedside - Hospitals, Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care On-Demand

Recorded: April 1, 2021 (76 Mins)

Speakers:

Kellie Register, CNO - Clinch Memorial Hospital

Lori Eubanks, CNO - Memorial Hospital & Manor

Shawn Whittaker, CNO - Miller County Hospital

Evelyn Olenick, DNP, VP, CNO - Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Tonia Garrett, VP, CNO - Tift Regional Medical Center

Target Audience:

Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students & Community Health Related Organization Representatives

Objectives:

At the end of presentation, the participant will be able to

1.  Discuss lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic related to nursing at the bedside in hospitals, nursing homes & long-term care

2. Describe the internal interdisciplinary teamwork and external collaborations necessary to provide patient care in a pandemic

3. Detail how facing and recovering from a pandemic has changed communication and institutional workflow processes.

Continuing Education:

Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2021-06A.

Submission of registration information, attendance and successful completion of evaluation/post-test required for nursing continuing education certificates.

Planning Committee:

Sandra Daniel, PhD, RN

SOWEGA-AHEC, Board Member

Georgia Southwestern University, Dean, School of Nursing

D. Michelle Huskey, MS, RRT-NPS

SOWEGA-AHEC, Continuing Education & Distance Learning Coordinator

Disclosures:

Planners and speakers disclosed no potential conflicts of interest at this time.

Commercial Support:

This educational activity has not received any commercial support.