Infectious disease events were in the headlines in 2014. West Africa experienced the worst Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak ever recorded. The world was stunned when the deadly virus began to spread to other countries. The health care system in the United States responded by designating specialized centers to care for patients with EVD. All health care workers must understand the isolation processes involved in caring for these patients. Using personal protective equipment is imperative and requires adjustments in how care is provided. Staffing patterns must be altered to provide safe care, while maintaining safety of health care workers. This article provides perspectives of the critical care nurse manager and bedside nurse who participated in the development of the care processes for patients with EVD at the National Institutes of Health to help health care colleagues better understand issues experienced and to help prepare them if they encounter patients with EVD.
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1 July 2015
Symposium Infectious Disease|
July 01 2015
Ebola at the National Institutes of Health: Perspectives From Critical Care Nurses
Susan S. Johnson, RN;
Susan S. Johnson, RN
Susan S. Johnson is Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Bldg 10-CRC 3SWS-ICU, Bethesda, MD 20892 ([email protected]). Neil Barranta is Clinical Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dan Chertow is Assistant Clinical Investigator, Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Neil Barranta, RN, MSN, CCRN;
Neil Barranta, RN, MSN, CCRN
Susan S. Johnson is Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Bldg 10-CRC 3SWS-ICU, Bethesda, MD 20892 ([email protected]). Neil Barranta is Clinical Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dan Chertow is Assistant Clinical Investigator, Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Dan Chertow, MD, MPH
Dan Chertow, MD, MPH
Susan S. Johnson is Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Bldg 10-CRC 3SWS-ICU, Bethesda, MD 20892 ([email protected]). Neil Barranta is Clinical Nurse Manager, Department of Nursing, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dan Chertow is Assistant Clinical Investigator, Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2015) 26 (3): 262–267.
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Susan S. Johnson, Neil Barranta, Dan Chertow; Ebola at the National Institutes of Health: Perspectives From Critical Care Nurses. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 July 2015; 26 (3): 262–267. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/NCI.0000000000000103
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