Open AccessThe Nursing Professional Development Practitioner During a Pandemic
Author(s) -
Naomi M Fox,
Stephanie M Richter
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal for nurses in professional development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-981X
pISSN - 2169-9798
DOI - 10.1097/nnd.0000000000000728
Subject(s) - pandemic , professional development , nursing , covid-19 , workflow , medicine , adaptability , medical education , psychology , management , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
The nursing professional development practitioner's call to action at a large, acute care academic facility during the novel coronavirus pandemic required adaptability and resiliency. When rapid, unprecedented challenges altered nursing professional development workflow, a department of 16 practitioners split into three teams. The teams achieved goals by meeting the demand for education and training of frontline staff during the surge in novel coronavirus patients.