The other "front line": Public health nursing clinical instruction during COVID-19.
The other "front line": Public health nursing clinical instruction during COVID-19.
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另一个“前线”:COVID-19 期间的公共卫生护理临床指导。
DOI:
10.1111/phn.12928
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发表时间:
2021
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通讯作者:
Warren,Nicole
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作者:
DeGroot,LyndsayG;Zemlak,JessicaL;LaFave,SarahE;Marineau,Lea;Wilson,Deborah;Warren,Nicole
During times of crisis, nurses are dynamic, innovative, and crucial forces for health equity. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Although the media spotlight focused on nurses in acute care settings, public health nurses across the country demonstrated that the “frontline” of nursing practice extends well beyond the bedside (Gold, 2020). As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched existing resources thin and illuminated gaps in public health resources, public health clinical nursing educators used the pandemic-induced limitations to engage and prepare students for public health nursing practice. Here, we detail how clinical faculty at our School of Nursing collaborated with community partners and students to adapt instruction in response to the pandemic, what they learned, and the implications of this experience for future public health clinical instruction. When the pandemic began, the spread of COVID-19 forced many community-based organizations, with whom our School of Nursing's public health clinical groups typically partner, to limit or entirely restrict physical access to clients, staff, and students. The need for services remained, if not intensified, and faculty needed to continue providing learning opportunities. In response, public health nursing clinical faculty adapted existing partnerships, created new ones, and re-aligned the use of simulation time in response to the extraordinary circumstances.Before the pandemic, public health nursing faculty had longstanding relationships with public schools and social service agencies. After a rapid assessment of COVID-related demands and limitations, we adjusted. For example, nursing students had provided in-person support in public school-based health clinics, with a focus on primary care and routine health screenings. During the pandemic, students collaborated with staff beyond the health suite to assist neighborhood families in accessing technology for virtual learning and to support teachers in facilitating online education. This experience made inequities in education related to poverty concrete for nursing students, broadening their understanding of social determinants of health. At the same time, their shift in clinical activities met the urgent unmet needs of our community partners. We also adapted our work in a resource center for persons experiencing homelessness, shifting our health screenings and education outdoors. This change increased students' awareness of the environmental challenges clients regularly encounter, including limited access to transportation and the impact of weather on clients' access to care. In addition to adapting existing partnerships, the pandemic created opportunities for new ones. To mitigate social isolation due to stay-at-home orders, a coalition of community members launched