Caring for Long Covid
Course Overview
This episode explores the challenges of identifying and managing long COVID, a condition with a wide range of lingering symptoms that vary from person to person. Listeners will learn about the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, symptom tracking, and validating patient experiences. The discussion also highlights barriers to diagnosis, emerging research, and supportive strategies to improve quality of life.
Listen, Learn, and Earn CE Hours with this podcast course. Available on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast apps.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify common symptoms and organ systems affected by long COVID to support accurate clinical assessment and documentation.
- Summarize the challenges in diagnosing long COVID and the importance of ruling out other conditions in the absence of standardized diagnostic criteria.
- Apply multidisciplinary strategies to manage long COVID symptoms and improve patient quality of life through coordinated, individualized care plans.
About the Author/Presenter
Dr. Robin McCormick DNP, RN has been?a nurse leader for over 23 years in nursing practice, leadership, management, and education. Dr. McCormick earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Troy University in 2018, a Master of Science in Nursing degree from University of South Alabama in 2007, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in 2000 from Troy University. Dr. McCormick has published and presented on topics relevant to?nursing practice and education on the local, national, and international levels. With a passion for improving community health outcomes,?Dr. McCormick has a research focus on mental health, maternal-child outcomes, and?community health.
Dr. Candace Pierce is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in healthcare and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, and presentations. As a leader, Dr. PIERCE: strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the Sr. Course Development Manager for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Nursing
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