The Year of the Nurse and COVID-19: Editorial

Fahs reflects on American Nurses Association's theme for 2020, The Year of the Nurse, and on the role of nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic. She states that the experiences of nurses in 2020, working in a pandemic, adds meaning to the phrase. Nurses continue to be highly respected professionals an...

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Published inOnline journal of rural nursing and health care Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1 - 3
Main Author Fahs, Pamela Stewart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Binghamton Rural Nurse Organization 22.09.2020
Rural Nurse Organisation
Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University
Subjects
Care and treatment
COVID-19
Education
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Patients
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Summary:Fahs reflects on American Nurses Association's theme for 2020, The Year of the Nurse, and on the role of nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic. She states that the experiences of nurses in 2020, working in a pandemic, adds meaning to the phrase. Nurses continue to be highly respected professionals and the resilience and determination of nurses has been readily evident in this pandemic. Nurses work in many roles including direct patient care, public health and education to name only a few and there is no nursing role where the pandemic has not had an impact.
ISSN:1539-3399
1539-3399
DOI:10.14574/ojrnhc.v20i2.668