Institutional Reforms Needed to Strengthen Health Care Post-Pandemic
Shoring up the health system and its workforce should be a national priority post-pandemic.
Health Care Workers
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Read more: How Preclinical Medical Students Have Embraced Advocacy Amid Virtual Education How Preclinical Medical Students Have Embraced Advocacy Amid Virtual Education
Despite our limited skills, we preclinical students sought to expand the scope of what medical students could do during a pandemic.
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Read more: Family Caregivers’ Critical, Overlooked Role in Our Health Care Workforce Family Caregivers’ Critical, Overlooked Role in Our Health Care Workforce
Family caregivers hold a critical role in the health care system and the economy, but do not receive adequate support and recognition.
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Read more: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Changed Caregiver Education and Training How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Changed Caregiver Education and Training
I have noticed increased distress among both health care providers and family caregivers as patients are getting ready to discharge home.
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Read more: From Pain to Progress: Nursing After the Pandemic From Pain to Progress: Nursing After the Pandemic
As the United States rethinks its health care priorities and investments, we must not forget the millions of nurses who have selflessly cared for us.
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Read more: Challenges Facing Home Health Caregivers During COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges Facing Home Health Caregivers During COVID-19 Pandemic
The home health care industry faces a severe shortage of workers who can answer the need of this country’s growing elderly population.
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Read more: How COVID-19 Has Widened the Experience-Complexity Gap in Nursing How COVID-19 Has Widened the Experience-Complexity Gap in Nursing
Post-pandemic, the experience-complexity gap for nurses will continue to widen and affect intensive care unit orientation and education.
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Read more: Ethical and Legal Challenges Faced by Hospitals in New York’s First COVID-19 Surge Ethical and Legal Challenges Faced by Hospitals in New York’s First COVID-19 Surge
Supporting doctors and health care workers during times of crisis requires making concrete plans in advance for the worst case scenarios.
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Read more: Protecting Patients and Staff in Labor and Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic Protecting Patients and Staff in Labor and Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to rethink and reeducate our nurses on how best to protect their patients and themselves during emergencies.
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Read more: A Medical Student Reflects on the Value of Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic A Medical Student Reflects on the Value of Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Where the money lies in medicine is in tests and procedures; not in diagnostic problem-solving skills, patient counseling, and end-of-life comfort.
