Thread by @brownam130

Next up for me at #SCCM2022: Thought Leader: Critical Care Nurses and COVID-19 with John Gallagher, DNP, CCNS, CCRN-K.

Nurses faced both stressors & opportunities for unity & leadership. Expanding service delivery in the face of limited understand of #COVID19 @SCCM_Nursing
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Preparedness, technology, staff wellbeing, education led to innovation. B/C future disasters are inevitable, what did we do well? Where did we lag (PPE)? #SCCM2022

Conventional, Contingency practice are familiar, but we have been in extended Crisis mode
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Dr. G talks about Risk = Probability x Severity.

Maybe we should add duration (my own thoughts)

Improving communication with all staff members needed. How to augment with non CC providers?

Sustainability over time - sick staff, burnout, early retirement

#SCCM2022
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What is innovation in this context? It's not always a grand technology, rather realigning resources such as airway/code teams, IV pumps outside rooms.

Nurses in ED triage recognized every patient must be assumed #COVID19, how to reset the system to evaluate?

#SCCM2022
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Unanticipated pandemic sequelae: increased violent trauma adding to ED volume.

Simulation has never been more important, but yet the resources and space for sim limited

And supply issues!

#SCCM2022
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Tagging @jogalla #SCCM2022