Abstract

Nurses across the country are struggling with fears surrounding the impact of COVID-19 on patients, families and the health care system. Concerns about healthcare professionals' safety, availability of proper protective equipment, and access to ventilators and medications needed to support those seriously ill are causing moral distress. This webinar will discuss the ethical dilemmas and self-care strategies to support each other in times of moral distress.

Objectives: 1. Describe the current evidence regarding the COVID-19 virus 2. Discuss ethical dilemmas facing nurses caring for patients seriously ill with COVID-19 and their families 3. Identify strategies to address the dilemmas facing nursing in this unprecedented crisis 4. Discuss self-care strategies to support nurses dealing with moral distress associated with the crisis

Resource link: ELNEC Support for Nurses During COVID-19

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Video Length: 1 hour, 17 minutes, 28 seconds

Author Details

Polly Mazanec, PhD, AOCN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN, is a Research Associate Professor at FPB School of Nursing, CWRU, and the project director for ELNEC Undergraduate and Graduate Education in primary palliative care. She has taught palliative care nationally and internationally and has published widely on care of patients with serious illness and their families, cultural considerations in palliative care and self-care for nurses.

Sigma Membership

Alpha Mu

Lead Author Affiliation

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Type

Educational Material-Public Health

Format Type

Text-based Document, Video Recording

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

COVID-19, Global Health, Nursing Leadership, Ethics, Moral Distress

Publisher

Sigma Theta Tau International

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None: Educational Material, None: Reputation-based Submission

Acquisition

Publisher-submission

Date of Issue

2020-03-26

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