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School nurses find new ways to provide care during COVID-19
July 16, 2021
The Alamogordo Public Schools health services team gets ready to hand out snacks and water bottles with barcodes linking to mental health resources. This RV, called Flo, was purchased with CARES Act money as a way for district nurses to stay connected with students during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Patch/Alamogordo Public Schools)
A few times a month, this 40-foot RV pulls up to Washington Park in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and nurses distribute crayons and coloring books, pamphlets on health care and water bottles with barcodes linking to resources for mental health. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Patch/Alamogordo Public Schools)
The FDAâs decision came on Monday: It would authorize emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. Two days later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed suit, recommending that adolescentsâthe youngest population yetâbegin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after the CDCâs endorsement, the nurses at Mt. Lebanon School District were inoculating middle schoolers, watching them wriggle with anticipation, calming them as they winced at the needles and then celebrating the momentous occasion with them.
At the dayâs endâin five hours, to be preciseâabout 10 nurses had helped administer nearly 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to students, averaging about four kids a minute. They had perfected the process, problem-solving every hiccup, after months of practice administering the vaccine to adults in the community, including school staff. Itâs what allowed them to turn th
Can Practicing Gratitude Help Nurses Avoid Burnout? berkeley.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkeley.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Can Practicing Gratitude Boost Nurses’ Resilience?
Gratitude may be a key ingredient for nurse wellness, helping them to feel more appreciated and happier at work. By Jill Suttie | May 10, 2021
Imagine you are a nurse who has been working day and night during the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ve seen patients become sick and die, met with grieving families, and, in some cases, haven’t even received adequate protective gear to do your job safely. No doubt, you’d be physically and emotionally drained.
This is a recipe for burnout. And, no surprise, many nurses
are burned out. Emotional exhaustion has been an ongoing risk for nurses in their job, even long before the pandemic. Now it’s only gotten worse: 62% of registered nurses report feeling more sad and depressed than they were before the pandemic.