Section: Module 2: Lesson 2: Mental Health Protection for Healthcare Workers | COVID-19 Orientation for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the Acute Care Setting | NextGenU.org
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With the heavy burden that the pandemic is placing on healthcare workers, post-traumatic stress disorder and emotional and physical exhaustion are realities. This lesson explores methods to manage the stress that healthcare workers experience and strategies to deal with medical and personal demands.
Learning objectives:
- Remember conceptual information about stress related to COVID-19.
- Apply procedural aspects of stress coping mechanisms.
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INCLUSION RATIONALE
Contingency and crisis standards of care differ greatly from the standard of care that health workers are accustomed to providing their patients when resources are adequate to meet the wellness needs of a healthcare facility, community, region, or nation. The disparity in these care standards, the stress associated with the fear of contracting or spreading COVID-19, and increased demand on the healthcare workforce can lead to worker burnout, overwhelm, and mental fatigue. With the heavy burden that the pandemic is placing on healthcare workers, post-traumatic stress disorder and emotional and physical exhaustion are realities. For this reason, the topic is included in the course despite its exclusion from the competency set used to support course content. This lesson equips frontline healthcare providers to manage stress and discusses strategies to deal with professional and personal demands.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Identify methods to manage stress associated with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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This article lists methods to manage the stress that healthcare workers experience and strategies to deal with medical and personal demands.
Read the entire document.
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Apply relaxation techniques -
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To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.
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Optional Resources for Additional Learning
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This is a free webinar presented by Sigma Theta Tau on ethical frameworks and challenges experienced by health care workers in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click on the name of the webinar provided above. You will be taken to the registration screen. Enter your registration information into the fields on the registration screen and click “register”. You will then be directed to the webinar. View the entire presentation.
- Remember conceptual information about stress related to COVID-19.