This podcast is an interview with Lynne Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE, a women’s health nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital. While evidence on COVID-19 in pregnancy is lacking, Lynne shares what current recommendations are for prenatal care, care during labor and delivery, postpartum care, and breastfeeding.  

*Note: this podcast was recorded on April 10, 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.

During the past few days, there’s been a significant increase in COVID-19 cases globally. Because it’s a new virus, people have little or no immunity to it, so it continues to spread. In this interview with Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and Certified Infection Preventionist, we discuss who is at the highest risk for severe illness and complications. Also, many in healthcare and the public are becoming familiar with the phrase, “flatten the curve.” We discuss what this phrase means and strategies to best educate patients and the public.

*Note: this podcast was recorded on March 19, 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.

Dr. Angelleen Peters Lewis is the Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. In this podcast, Dr. Peters Lewis shares her journey to leadership and board membership and advice to help nurses prepare for board membership. 


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