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. 2021 Sep 1;186(12 Suppl 2):9-14.
doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab066.

Nurse Leader Expertise for Pandemic Management: Highlighting the Essentials

Susan G Hopkinson  1 , Bonnie Mowinski Jennings  2
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Nurse Leader Expertise for Pandemic Management: Highlighting the Essentials

Susan G Hopkinson et al. Mil Med. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic requires military nurse leaders in various patient care settings to engage in disaster response. Evidence supports essential leadership attributes for nurses that include skilled communication, organizational influence, and personnel management. Yet, nursing expertise that shapes nurse leader responsibilities during disaster management remains unclear. A description of how military nurse leaders contributed their nursing expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic response at one U.S. Military health care facility is provided to begin to delineate disaster management responsibilities.

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Contributions of nurse leader expertise to the pandemic response by topic area.
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