Although there has been a renewed public interest in mask-wearing for infection control due to the rise of COVID-19, it is nothing new for healthcare providers. Nurses, EMTs, doctors, and other healthcare workers have long taken precautions against spreading infectious diseases and viruses using infection control procedures like proper hand washing and ...
Healthcare providers and educators have a new challenge facing them: The Wuhan Coronavirus. Let’s look at some information about the virus and talk about way to educate students and providers to protect themselves.
Through my experience as a nurse assistant, hand washing was always emphasized: when I entered a hospital room, before I touched a patient, after I touched a patient, and when exiting the room. I completely understood the hand-washing protocol and I did it eagerly, but others did not.
Simulation in Healthcare Education
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