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Library Resource Guides: Hot topic #7 Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The year has started with a number of challenges affecting health care such as the new coronavirus COVID-19. Although fresh news is breaking daily, the library has put together online resources on this topic, to keep you up to date and how it may impact your practice.
Australian Department of Health - plan outlines Australia’s strategy to manage an influenza pandemic and minimise its impact on the health of Australians and our health system.
Australian Critical Care Nurses Practice Standards for Specialist Critical Care Nurses & Workforce Standards for Intensive Care Nurses [downloadable pdfs]. Link to Safe Airway Society resources
Guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy, published by the RCOG, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health England and Health Protection Scotland.
A free six part series on the principles of infection prevention which is great revision for registered nurses and are useful teaching tools for care staff and students.
To support nurses during this challenging period, Nursing Standard has developed a collection of free, evidence-based resources relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic
Nursing Times (10 August 2020) A wellbeing and resilience session delivered by mental health nurses supported staff redeployed and recruited during the coronavirus pandemic. This article comes with a handout for a journal club discussion