Section: Module 1: Lesson 1: COVID-19 The Basics | COVID-19 Orientation for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the Acute Care Setting | NextGenU.org

  • Learning objectives:

    • Describe basic aspects of COVID-19 epidemiology, pathophysiology, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute):  125 mins

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • This introductory video training was created and presented by Jacqueline Christianson, MSN, FNP-C, and was begun as she was working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City as a registered nurse practitioner in April 2020, a NYC peak time of COVID-19. Please begin this course by viewing the video posted below as it provides an overview of the discussions in the course.

         

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    • Wacht the entire video.

    • Describe the basics of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and transmition of COVID-19

    • Read from 'Introduction' to 'Clinical Presentation in Specific Population'

    • Recognize considerations for COVID-19 management in special populations

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    • Describe basic aspects regarding the pathophysiology, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19

    • Contrast the nomenclature of the virus and the disease.

      Identify basic virology and transmission aspects of COVID-19.

    • Read the entire page.

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