The Long Haul: Post-Acute COVID 19 in the Workplace

Dr. Louise O’Keefe, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, ADN, CNE, FNP, CRNP, RN, joins this week’s AAOHN Pulse to discuss her research on Post-Acute COVID 19 Syndrome – otherwise known as Long COVID. Post-2020, OHNs, RNs, and patients alike were – and still are – burnt out. It can be difficult to discern if the mental and physical symptoms patients exhibit – fatigue, “brain fog,” issues with sleep, shortness of breath, etc. – are caused by Long COVID or a rise in mental health conditions. Dr. O’Keefe and our host Stephanie T. Weinsier, DNP, ANP-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN, dive into how to manage Long COVID symptoms and self-care recommendations for OHNs and RNs. They also discuss how the manifestation of symptoms in patients often associated with Long COVID can stem from larger, systemic issues exacerbated by the pandemic, but that Long COVID can simultaneously be the cause.

                To learn more about Post-Acute COVID 19 and access the rest of Dr. O’Keefe’s work, click here. Check out Dr. O’Keefe’s page on the University of Alabama in Huntsville website here. For further reading, visit the AAOHN Journal (free access for members!). For more information, to submit questions to our host or guests, or to suggest a topic or guest for a future Pulse episode, please contact [e-mail].