Indiana Nursing and COVID-19
Updates and News
| Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's Executive Orders pertaining to Covid-19. | |
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| Jan 17 | From IN COVID-19 Updates |
| Nov 22 | From IN COVID-19 Updates |
| Nov 1 | From WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest |
| Sept 27 | IN COVID-19 Updates |
| Aug 16 | From WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest: Expert Reviews of Relevant and Emerging Literature |
| Aug 2 | New CDC COVID-19 guidelines |
| Jul 6 | From Wise Indiana COVID updates. |
| Jun 21 | From WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest: Expert Reviews of Relevant and Emerging Literature |
| Jun 8 | A NEW program in the free ANA COVID-19 webinar series. Managing Patients with Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: Nursing Priorities and Interventions |
| Jun 1 | COVID-19 Daily Digest for Indiana's Frontline Responders |
| May 18 | WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest for Indiana's Frontline Responders |
| May 10 | WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest for Indiana's Frontline Responders |
| May 5 | From ANA, COVID-19 and your Mental Health. Part of the free ANA COVID-19 Resources. |
| Apr 19 | WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest |
| Apr 19 | From the National Council of State Boards of Nursing: NCSBN’s Environmental Scan-COVID-19 and Its Impact on Nursing and Regulation |
| Apr 12 | WISE Indiana COVID-19 Daily Digest for Indiana's Frontline Responders. Read more here |
| Apr 1 | From ANA free on-demand video series: Boosting Vaccine Confidence in Minority Populations--Specific Strategies to Encourage and Educate Your Patients. Register here |
| Mar 12 | From ANA video education series: Quick Videos on Reducing COVID-19 Racial Disparities. Free, on-demand. Learn more here |
| Mar 4 | ANA COVID-19 Vaccine videos are free and no registration required. Find out more. |
| Feb 22 | The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released social media tools promoting mask-wearing and good hygiene to fight COVID-19. Learn more |
| Feb 17 | Hosted by the American Journal of Nursing on February 26, 2:00 pm EST, a free webinar, Disseminating Facts, Dispelling Myths – Building COVID Vaccine Confidence in Communities. Register today! |
| Feb 15 | From Indiana CTST: Weekly Review: COVID-19 and Matters of the Heart |
| Feb 1 | Latest Vaccine information from ISDH |
| Dec 14 | The ANA Enterprise is committed to informing and supporting nurses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Visit the ANA Covid-19 Resource Center. |
| Dec 11 | Latest Covid resources for nurse educators from AACN |
| Dec 2 | Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed an executive order extending the public health emergency first declared in March through at least Dec. 31. Read more here. |
| Nov 22 | From ISDH: Hoosier Healthcare Heroes: Call to Action, seeking all licensed healthcare professionals and students in an effort to get personnel where they are needed most throughout the State. Learn more and respond here |
| Nov 20 | Indiana is preparing for Phase 1a (healthcare workers only) COVID-19 vaccine administration. Ascensnion is seeking non-clinical and clinical volunteers at locations around the state. More information and volunteer form here |
| Nov 20 | ANA's Covid-19 Mental Health Support contains multiple free, short, educational videos for nurses. Learn more |
| Nov 16 | From the Indiana Department of Health, a coronavirus Public Health Response Update |
| Nov 16 | A new ANA free on-demand webinar: How to Protect Yourself: Use and Re-Use of PPE. Details and registration |
| Nov 4 | From ANA, part of their free, on-demand webinar series, The State of COVID-19 Vaccine Development: What You Need to Know Details and Registration |
| Oct 1 | From the American Nurses Foundation Well-Being Initiative: Excellent tools and advice to support mental health and resiliency. View here |
| Sept 9 | In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NCSBN introduced several carefully evaluated and tested modifications to the NCLEX examinations. |
| Aug 10 | From ANA, new information: Disease Progression and Nursing Interventions Webinar. This is part of the free ANA Covid-19 series. Learn more and register |
| Aug 3 | Governor Holcomb's Executive Order 20-38 continues the State of Emergency. Temporary RN licenses are active until September 2. |
| Aug 3 | New recommendations from AACN on reopening US schools of nursing during Covid-19. Visit AACN |
| July 13 | A group of international nurse researchers is conducting a survey regarding the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on quality of life and resilience of nurses in a variety of settings. Please take time to complete this brief (10-15 minute) anonymous survey. |
| July 6 | A recent blog post from the American Hospital Association on healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 related PTSD includes a link to the National Center for PTSD. Excellent resources for all. |
| July 6 | From AACN, Improving Nurse Preparedness for a Pandemic Response: Implications for U.S. Schools of Nursing. Watch on-demand here |
| June 16 | Chamberlain University School of Nursing announces a complimentary NCLEX-RN review course. (You do not need to be a Chamberlain graduate to access the course!) More info |
| June 9 | CDC has a communication toolkit to help healthcare providers reach populations who may need COVID-19 prevention messaging in their native languages. Learn more |
| June 4 | Questions about coronavirus testing? See Coronavirus Testing Basics from FDA |
| May 26 | National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is offering free, online, self-paced COVID-19 courses for students, new graduates, nurses returning to the workforce and those who are interested in learning more about the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more |
| May 18 | ANA's lastest free COVID-19 webinar is How to Survive the Pandemic with an Unbroken Spirit. You can access this and other helpful webinars covering PPE, ventilators and more here. |
| May 18 | The American Nurses Association (ANA) is again surveying nurses regarding PPE usage and availability. They want to hear from you! Learn more! |
| May 15 | IHA has posted updated COVID-19 Visitation Guidance, PPE and Visitation Toolkits for Healthcare Professionals. More info |
| May 12 | NLN posts and updates virtual resources for simulations and COVID-19 every Monday. See postings |
| May 11 | From AHA, two resources for providers dealing with COVID-19 issues: Addressing Emotions on the Frontlines and Proactive Conversations that Support Providers and Patients |
| May 5 | Read inspirational Indiana healthcare stories related to COVID-19 at WhyHospitals, a service brought to you by IHA |
| Apr 30 | New from AACN: Response to COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions |
| Apr 29 | Another free on-demand webinar from ANA's COVID-19 series: Ventilator Management: Essential Skills for Non-ICU Nurses Register to watch. View all the ANA on-demand COVID-19 webinars here |
| Apr 28 | AONL announces free on-demand access to leadership development webinars for nursing students. Learn more |
| Apr 28 | Elsevier and AACN are offering COVID-19 care sections of “AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive and Critical Care” available for all nurses, at no charge. More Info |
| Apr 27 | The Regenstrief Institute, in partnership with IHIE, ISDH, FSSA and others, has launched a dashboard with hospitalization rates, co-morbidity data and other data. More Info |
| Apr 27 | Chamberlain University, in partnership with Ascend Learning, is offering a free online modular course, Acute Care Readiness, to prepare RNs currently not practicing in acute settings. Learn More |
| Apr 24 | The American Nurses Foundation Coronavirus Response Fund for Nurses is accepting donations in support of nurses working on the frontlines in the pandemic. Learn more |
| Apr 23 | A news release from the National League for Nursing: Policy Brief: Evaluating Board of Nursing Discipline during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Apr 21 | An AHA Special Bulletin: CMS Issues Updated Guidance for Providing Non-emergent, Non-COVID-19 Health Care |
| Apr 20 | AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing has begun a COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund to help students impacted by the pandemic. More Info |
| Apr 17 | From the O'Neill School at IUPUI: Five Behaviors to Drive Leadership in Times of Crisis |
| Apr 17 | The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is offering a free tool to help place new hires and contingent nurses. More Info |
| Apr 14 | NCSBN is offering 80% discount on 3- and 5-week NCLEX review courses. Sign up by April 30. More info |
| Apr 13 | Sign up for COVID-19 Daily Digest to view emerging literature. More Info |
| Apr 10 | Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) is coordinating data streams during COVID-19 pandemic. Read update |
| Apr 9 | AONL has posted on-demand COVID-19 Webinars with Nurse Leaders in CA and NY who relate their experiences leading their organization's response to COVID-19. More info |
| Apr 9 | From AACN: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion During COVID-19 |
| Apr 8 | American Organization for Nursing Leadership is offering students access to AONL's library of on-demand leadership webinars free of charge through June 30. More info |
| Apr 8 | The National Academy of Medicine has posted resources and strategies to support the health and well-being of clinicans during the pandemic. Learn more |
| Apr 5 | New updates for healthcare professionals from Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) |
| Apr 3 | From ANA's policy and government affairs department: COVID-19 Legislative, Regulatory and Advocacy Update |
| Apr 3 | The American Nurses Association (ANA) Center for Ethics and Human Rights has released a guidance document for nurses: Nurse, Ethics and the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Apr 3 | American Nurses Foundation launches Coronavirus Response Fund for Nurses. Learn more |
| Apr 2 | Indiana State Board of Nursing (ISBN) has waived the requirements requiring an APRN provide descriptions of their prescribing practices to the collaborating physician within 7 days and shall include at least a 5% random sampling of charts and medications provided for patients. Learn More at ISBN |
| Apr 1 | Sigma is offering free webinars each week for all nurses and students. More Info |
| Apr 1 | From HHS.gov HIPAA, Civil Rights and COVID-19. |
| Apr 1 | American Association of Colleges of Nursing is offering free, open to the public, COVID-19 webinar series. More Info |
| Mar 31 | IN Governor Eric Holcomb released Executive Order 20-13: Directives to Manage Indiana's Health Care Response for Hoosiers with COVID-19 During the Public Health Emergency. This order affects, among other things, graduating nursing student licensure. |
| Mar 31 | From NLN: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has responded to the COVID-19 related healthcare workforce shortage by waiving federal rules that limit ability of nurses and APRNs to practice to full limits. Read more |
| Mar 31 | From the American Hospital Association(AHA): Stories from the Front Lines |
| Mar 30 | From American Psychiatric Nurses Association: Managing Stress and Self-Care During COVID-19: Information for Nurses |
| Mar 30 | Also from ISNA: Virtual Nurse Chats for IN Nurses. Two more this week. More Info |
| Mar 28 | From ISNA: Healthcare stakeholder organizations are in discussion with state government entities seeking support for healthcare professionals in need of child care amid the school and daycare closures. In order to assess the need, the state has requested data. LINK to SURVEY |
| Mar 27 | In response to the COVID-19 crisis Nurses House has established a fund and will be expediting all applications from nurses who are ill with COVID-19, who are caring for a family member with COVID-19, or who are under quarantine due to COVID-19. This will be in effect through July 31, 2020. More Info |
| Mar 25 | Free COVID-19 Pulmonary, ARDS and Ventilator Resources from American Association of Critical Care Nurses More Info |
| Mar 23 | Eli Lilly is providing free drive-through COVID-19 Testing for active healthcare providers. More Info |
| Mar 23 | IN NCLEX Exams to Resume in Limited Capacity March 25, 2020. More Info |
Volunteer and Workforce Opportunities
| Apr 10 | The American Red Cross has voluneer opportunities during COVID-19 crisis, including virtual (at home) needs. Learn more |
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| Apr 6 | American Nurses Association (ANA) Guidance for Nurses Who Want to Volunteer |
| Apr 4 | Indiana’s Health Care Volunteer Registry, established by law in 2015, grants civil immunity to health care professionals, under certain circumstances, who volunteer their services outside of traditional health facilities. Learn more |
| Apr 1 | ISDH requests all licensed IN healthcare workers to submit a survey to identify workers who may be able to provide relief to those on the frontline of this pandemic. Visit ISDH and choose 'Recent Professional Updates' |
Resources
Indiana
Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy
Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)
Indiana Hospital Association (IHA)
Indiana Rural Health Association
Indiana State Board of Nursing (ISBN)
Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA)
Regenstrief COVID-19 Dashboard
Whyhospitals
National
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Hospital Association
American Nurses Association
American Organization for Nursing Leadership
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Nurses Foundation
Emergency Nurses Association
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Johns Hopkins University and Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center
National Academy of Medicine
National League for Nursing
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Sigma
Please note that the information provided in the links does not necessarily reflect the views of the Indiana Center for Nursing (ICN). Rather, they are meant to support Indiana nursing practice and education by providing easy access to important COVID-19 information currently available through other organizations.
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