Critical Care Nurses’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pand emic: A US National Survey

Author(s): Jill L. Guttormson, PhD, RN, Kelly Calkins, PhD, RN, Natalie McAndrew, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, Jacklynn Fitzgerald, PhD, Holly Losurdo, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE, and Danielle Loonsfoot, BSN, RN

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP B 1.00

Expires Mar 01, 2025

Topics: COVID-19, Evidence-Based Practice, Family-Centered Care, Moral Distress

Role: Manager, Staff

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NonMember: $10.00

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Intensive care unit nurses in the United States experienced unprecedented and immense burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding these experiences provides insights into areas that must be addressed to build and sustain an ICU nurse workforce. Studies are needed to further describe nurses’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify effective resources that support ICU nurse well-being.

Objectives

  • Discuss factors that increased stress experienced by ICU nurses during the pandemic.
  • Describe physical and emotional symptoms reported by ICU nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Identify failures of the healthcare system as perceived by ICU nurses working during the pandemic.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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