Early in her nursing career, Myrna Schnur, MSN, RN worked in vaccine clinical research as a medical program coordinator for a large pharmaceutical company and was responsible for several study sites across the country. With news of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, Myrna explains Operation Warp Speed, breaks down the basics of vaccine research and development, and shares details on potential COVID-19 vaccines and where they are in the process. In this conversation, Myrna also covers potential challenges that could be faced even with the approval of a vaccine, including distribution and acceptance by the public.

Note: This podcast was recorded on November 11, 2020. For updates on COVID-19, please visit our complete collection of COVID-19 Resources for Nurses. 
 

Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, Nurse Epidemiologist and Clinical Editor for American Journal of Nursing answers questions related to COVID-19 testing. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the on-demand webcast (earn 1 free contact hour!), CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, Nurse Epidemiologist and Clinical Editor for American Journal of Nursing answers questions related to personal protective equipment. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

More Resources:
-Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings 
-Prevention and Management of Skin Damage Related to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

This podcast is an interview with Dr. Anne Dabrow Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital. Our discussion covers topics such as personal protective equipment (PPE) – both availability of resources and the time necessary to put on full gear to protect ourselves, decisions on supportive care when faced with ventilator shortages, and the lack of social support for patients when visitors are restricted. Dr. Woods closes with inspirational words on resiliency and recovery when this crisis is over.

*Note: this podcast was recorded on March 26, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.