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. 2021 Jan-Feb;37(1):66-68.
doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000684.

Collaboration Between Infection Prevention and Clinical Education in Response to COVID-19

Pamela B Edwards, Katrina Green, Margaret H Sturdivant, Erica Lobaugh-Jin, Mary Oden, Staci S Reynolds
Review

Collaboration Between Infection Prevention and Clinical Education in Response to COVID-19

Pamela B Edwards et al. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2021 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

With the rapid escalation of COVID-19 educational needs within hospitals, it was imperative for content experts of the infection prevention departments to lean on the expertise of nursing professional development specialists. This article provides a brief overview of how a clinical education and professional development department was deployed to assist and support the COVID-19 response efforts.

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