Course Description

Colloquially known as long Covid, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) is a multifaceted syndrome that can impact nearly every organ system and can lead to persistent, debilitating symptoms following initial infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Long Covid is keeping an estimated 31 million American workers out of the workforce, including many frontline health care workers. Unmitigated transmission and the abandonment of public health measures are subjecting more and more workers to repeat Covid infections, which increases their risk of developing long Covid, rendering them vulnerable to a disabling disease. Nurses and other health care workers especially continue to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 through inadequate workplace and public health protections, which places them and their patients at increased risk of long Covid. More Covid infections mean more debilitating chronic complications and societal disruption due to school absences and missed workdays. This course will discuss the latest scientific updates on long Covid, implications for health inequities, and what nurses can do to advocate for safe patient care.

Course Objectives

After this class, participants should be able to:

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

Instructor: Rocelyn de Leon-Minch

Course Details:

This will be a two-hour online class via Zoom for two hours of continuing education credits.

You will receive an invitation to the Zoom class via email approximately one week prior to the event date. It is important that you respond to the invitation and register for the Zoom class prior to the day of the class.

CE courses are free to CNA/NNOC/NNU members. Classes are only offered to direct-care and staff RNs.