COVID-19 Pandemic (Year 1) Nursing CE Course

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be prepared to:

• Discuss the basic pathophysiology of COVID-19, as well as risk factors, signs, and symptoms.
• Discuss the best ways in which nurses can help their communities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Recognize the daily strategies nurses can use to boost their own immunity in light of this most recent pandemic.
• Describe the current state of the global pandemic in late summer 2020, and what we have learned since early 2020.
• Discuss the prevention methods currently recommended and proven to be effective, and who is at the highest risk of contracting COVID or struggling to recover from the virus.
• Describe the current diagnostic process for COVID-19, including an update on real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing as well as point-of-care (POC) and antibody testing.
• Develop a clear picture of how this pandemic is affecting pediatric patients, including a brief overview of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
• Discuss the most effective treatment options that have been developed as of late summer 2020 in the treatment of COVID-19.
• Highlight the ongoing efforts to clarify information regarding immunity and the scientific race to develop a vaccine.