Epidemiology, Modes of Transmission and Protecting Yourself with PPE

It is incumbent upon all nurses to take aggressive actions to protect our colleagues, our patients and ourselves. This includes gaining the knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed to participate in the pandemic response and to keep nurses as well as patients safe. As a profession, now is the time to make sure we have all the knowledge we need.

Objectives for COVID-19: Epidemiology

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

• Understand common epidemiologic terms.
• Appraise community-level infection control strategies.

Objectives for COVID-19: Modes of Transmission and Protecting Yourself with PPE

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

• Understand common epidemiologic terms.
• Appraise community-level infection contro
• Identify what increases the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
• Describe CDC recommendations for PPE.
• Demonstrate effective donning/doffing of PPE.
  
  

Instructors

Michelle Buck, MSN, CNS, APRN

Kristine Qureshi, PhD, RN, CEN, PHNA-BC, FAAN

Christopher R. Friese, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN

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