Course Description

Following acute Covid-19 infection, a significant proportion of people experience a broad array of persistent, debilitating symptoms known as long Covid. Studies estimate that about 17 million U.S. adults have long Covid and as many as 4 million are struggling to return to work or perform day-to-day activities. Long Covid is a multifaceted, disabling condition that can impact nearly every organ system for which there is no treatment or cure. Inadequate workplace and public health protections and cuts to long Covid programs and scientific research will render more people vulnerable to a disabling disease. This course will discuss the latest scientific updates on long Covid, implications for health inequities, and what nurses can do to advocate for safe working and patient care conditions.

Course Objectives

After this class, participants should be able to:

1. Describe major updates in scientific knowledge regarding long Covid
2. Discuss the implications of long Covid for nurses and their advocacy for safe patient care.

Instructor:

Rocelyn de Leon-Minch

Course Information:

• This will be a 2-hour online class via Zoom for 2 hours of continuing education credits.
• You will receive Zoom information for this class, via email, a week before your class date.
• Registrations will close for these classes at 9am on the prior business day.

Dates:

• Monday, October 27 - 1pm to 3pm PT/4pm to 6pm ET
• Wednesday, October 29 - 10am to 12pm PT/1pm to 3pm ET
• Monday, November 10 - 1pm to 3pm PT/4pm to 6pm ET
• Wednesday, November 12 - 1pm to 3pm PT/4pm to 6pm ET
• Tuesday, December 2 - 1pm to 3pm PT/4pm to 6pm ET
• Tuesday, December 9 - 2pm to 4pm PT/5pm to 7pm ET
• Friday, December 12 - 10am to 12pm PT/1pm to 3pm ET

CE courses are free to National Nurses United members. Classes are only offered to direct-care and staff RNs.