N479 Professional Activity Evaluation Form

Your Name: Madeline Meyer Date of Activity: 11/6/2020 Faculty name: Rajni Parmar

Describe the community service/professional activity/s you attended or participated with (be

specific about the purpose and your role):

The professional activity that I attended was eight webinars about COVID-19 and how

the world has changed because of it. These webinars included ventilator management, how to

take care of these patients, and how to keep yourself in good mental/physical health.

The titles of the webinars are: COVID-19 in Non-Acute Care Settings: Hard-Earned

Lessons from Two APRNs on the Frontlines, Ventilator Management: Essential Skills for Non-

ICU Nurses, Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients

during this COVID-19 Pandemic, The State of COVID-19 Vaccine Development: What You

Need to Know, How to Survive the Pandemic with An Unbroken Spirit: Actions to Take Right

Now to Stay Strong and Focused, How to Respond to Ethical Challenges and Moral Distress

during the COVID-19 Pandemic, How You Can Have a Direct Impact on Reducing The

Devastating Racial Disparities of COVID-19, and Caring for Covid-19 Patients: Disease

Progression and Nursing Interventions You Need to Know.

Where was this held and what was was program/activity length?

These webinars were all online and accessed through the American Nurses Association

after registering for each webinar. Each webinar was about an hour in length.

Discuss the value of this experience to you (be specific).

 One of the webinars was all about ventilator management and had lots of helpful

information about ventilators. Specifically, the webinar discussed what to do when the ventilator

has a high or low pressure. They discussed checking the tube placement/connection before

calling an emergency when the ventilator shows concerning numbers. The other COVID-19

webinars were very informative because we have not been out in the COVID field and do not

know how to care for these patients.

How would you continue to use this experience throughout your nursing career?

I will continue to use this experience throughout my career by using the information they

discussed and implementing their recommendations with my patients. They discussed how to

treat ventilated patients and treat them like fully awake patients by talking to them and using

therapeutic touch.

Would you recommend this specific communnity/professional experience in the future; why or

why not? (Describe)

I would recommend this professional experience in the future. This is an excellent way to

learn more about COVID-19 without having to leave your house. Individuals are able to access

the webinars on their own time and can re-watch important parts of the webinars. This

experience allows people to be socially distanced and attend these conferences away from others.

Brochure or proof of attendance obtained if applicable? X Signature on validation of clinical

hours form obtained?

After registering for the webinars, I was sent confirmation emails. I have submitted these

confirmation emails with this assignment.