This special report highlights practices that were implemented by individual facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some practices may be inconsistent with evidence-based practice and/or the AORN Guidelines and may be modified or obsolete by the time of publication. In addition, some practices (eg, N95 and other respirator reprocessing) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use only in response to the pandemic.
This special report highlights practices that were implemented by individual facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some practices may be inconsistent with evidence-based practice and/or the AORN Guidelines and may be modified or obsolete by the time of publication. In addition, some practices (eg, N95 and other respirator reprocessing) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use only in response to the pandemic.
In April 2020, AWWA hosted a webinar on how utilities can be a trusted source of information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a communications plan and using a spokesperson, water utilities should focus on simple messages that use basic terminology. Utilities should express empathy, focus on facts, and be transparent to build and reinforce public trust during a crisis.
This special report highlights practices that were implemented by individual facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some practices may be inconsistent with evidence-based practice and/or the AORN Guidelines and may be modified or obsolete by the time of publication. In addition, some practices (eg, N95 and other respirator reprocessing) have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use only in response to the pandemic.
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