Quality of life of nursing residents in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive study / Qualidade de vida de residentes de enfermagem em meio à pandemia COVID-19: estudo descritivo

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a qualidade de vida do residente de enfermagem em meio à pandemia da COVID-19. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa com 57 residentes de enfermagem no município do Rio de Janeiro, por meio de questionário contendo dados socioeconômicos e o World Health Organization Quality of Life, versão abreviada (WHOQOL-bref). RESULTADOS: Participantes consideram possuir uma Qualidade de Vida satisfatória (58,11), dado ratificado através da interpretação dos Domínios que apresentou um Score Geral de 53,46, onde o Domínio Físico foi o mais satisfatório (58,33) e o Meio Ambiente (48,63) o menos satisfatório. CONCLUSÃO: Os residentes apresentaram uma Qualidade de Vida Satisfatória, contudo percebeu-se que alterações nos padrões de sono/repouso podem estar ligados diretamente à diminuição da qualidade de vida dos residentes durante a pandemia.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life of nursing residents in the covid-19 pandemic. METHOD: Cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study with 57 nursing residents in the city of Rio de Janeiro, through a questionnaire containing socioeconomic data and the World Health Organization Quality of Life, abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF). RESULTS: Participants consider having a satisfactory Quality of Life (58.11), data ratified through the interpretation of the Domains that presented a General Score of 53.46, where the Physical Domain was the most satisfactory (58.33) and the Environment (48.63) the least satisfactory. CONCLUSION: Residents had a Satisfactory Quality of Life, however it was noticed that changes in sleep/ rest patterns may be directly linked to the decrease in Quality of Life of residents during the pandemic.

Creating a Statewide Nurse Residency: Using an Apprenticeship Model.

The Institute of Medicine recommends residency programs be implemented for new graduates across all settings, yet hospitals have not consistently hardwired this into their organizations. The value proposition is in recruitment, retention, and the conservation of resources. New Jersey's experiences using the US Department of Labor apprenticeship model for nurse residency programs provides a strategy that can be implemented on a statewide basis.

Rapid implementation and improvement of a virtual student placement model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Practice-based learning via clinical placement is a core part of a physiotherapy degree with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy requiring completion of 1000 placement hours over a preregistration degree programme. In April 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown Connect Health had to cancel 10 student placements as we transitioned to virtual consultations for all clinics. This cancellation of student placements was replicated across the nation with many Higher Education Institutes reporting a backlog of student placements. Without the requisite placement hours students are unable to progress into the next academic year or are unable to graduate. This then reduces the flow of new-graduate physiotherapists into the workforce at a time when there is a plan to grow the physiotherapy workforce to meet primary care demand. In response to this problem a novel placement model to facilitate virtual student placements ('virtual placements') was developed, tested and then rolled out across Connect Health using the Plan-Do-Study-Act quality improvement methodology. The model combines shadowing a broad range of virtual clinics with delivery of patient-facing online exercise classes via the Facebook Live platform and completion of virtual projects to support knowledge consolidation. This virtual student placement model enabled an increase in student capacity of over 400% compared with 2018-2019 with 182 students starting between May and August 2020. The model runs using widely available technology, requires no additional investment and has enabled these students to continue their studies and progress towards qualifying as physiotherapists.

2020 COVID-19 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Student Affairs Committee survey of neuropsychology trainees.

Objective: To conduct an online survey in order to understand neuropsychology trainees' perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify pertinent concerns, training gaps, and recommendations.Method: A total of 874 neuropsychology trainees (81% female) completed the 69-item survey. Of the included trainees, 48% were doctoral students, 17% were interns, and 35% were postdoctoral residents (50% of resident respondents were in their first year).Results: The majority of neuropsychology trainees reported some impact of the pandemic on their professional and/or personal life. Overall, the impact did not differ by training level, geographic location, or demographic factors. Trainees' primary professional concerns included uncertainty about the impact of the pandemic on their professional future, loss of clinical hours, and desire for increased and ongoing communication from their leadership. A notable percentage of trainees reported increased personal mental health symptoms (i.e. anxiety/depression; 74%/54%), as well as a number of other personal stressors. Despite the transition to telehealth (mostly interviews/feedback sessions), few trainees have prior training or experience in providing neuropsychological services via phone or video platform. A limited proportion of trainees (approximately 10%) were still seeing patients face-to-face for neuropsychological evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 14 April 2020.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting neuropsychological training and the well-being of trainees. This survey highlights the importance of communication with trainees during uncertain times. Based on the survey results, recommendations were developed to assist neuropsychology organizations in developing initiatives to support trainees during the current pandemic and in the future.

Continuous learning through platforms.

The health crisis situation we have experienced caused by the SARSCoV-2 virus  has changed our daily life in numerous aspects, including those related to  training (undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education, etc). Training  activities, conferences, lectures, face-to-face workshops were suspended until  the Health Situation was over. Alternatives to face-to-face training were needed  to guarantee the continuity of these activities. Online training, teaching and  evaluation emerged as a relatively fast, simple, operational and flexible solution. Universities and faculties promoted online teaching through virtual  classes. The Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy supported this initiative by  signing an agreement with the Board of Deans and Chancellors of Pharmacy to  make it possible for undergraduate students to continue their studies and  supervised practices in hospital pharmacy departments. Specialized training was  affected. Pharmacy residency programs were significantly modified by hospital  pharmacies to be able to provide the new clinical and research activities  required, everyday, by the pandemic situation. Postgraduate and residency  training were also negatively affected. Again, online activities made up for  restrictions to face-to-face teaching and training. The Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy promoted continuing education and provided updated information on  the SARS-CoV-2 virus through its website. Thus, numerous virtual sessions,  lectures and webinars have been held, and high-quality material was offered to  provide up-todate knowledge, on the pharmacological management of patients  with COVID-19. Online teaching and education has demonstrated to be an  invaluable tool for hard times. During the lockdown, technology has kept us  closer and has emerged as an ally. Many of us have found a new means of  communication, information, and training. The Spanish Society of Hospital  Pharmacy has substantially contributed to make it possible.

La situación de crisis sanitaria que hemos vivido con motivo de la pandemia causada por el virus SARS-CoV-2 ha cambiado nuestro día a día en muchos aspectos, incluidos los relacionados con nuestra formación (de  pregrado, especializada, continuada, etc.). Se suspendieron las actividades docentes, congresos, charlas y talleres presenciales hasta la  resolución de la situación sanitaria. Era necesario buscar alternativas a la  presencialidad que garantizasen la continuidad de estas actividades. La  formación, docencia y evaluación en línea se presentaba como una solución  relativamente rápida, sencilla, operativa y flexible. Desde las universidades y  facultades se promovía la docencia en remoto con material docente y clases  virtuales. La Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria ha facilitado esta  iniciativa al firmar un convenio con la Conferencia de Decanos de Farmacia para  que estudiantes matriculados en Prácticas tuteladas, y en formación en un  servicio de farmacia hospitalaria, pudieran seguir con sus estudios de pregrado. La formación especializada resultó afectada. Los planes de formación de los farmacéuticos internos residentes requirieron cambios  importantes por la necesidad de dar respuesta desde los servicios de farmacia a  las nuevas actividades asistenciales y de investigación que se producían, cada día de manera cambiante, en la situación de pandemia. La formación continuada de los especialistas (y residentes) quedó también alterada. De nuevo, las  actividades en línea permitieron salvar, en cierto grado, el déficit de actividades  docentes y formativas. A través de su página web, la Sociedad Española de  Farmacia Hospitalaria promovió la formación continuada y el seguimiento de la  actualidad sobre la pandemia por el virus SARS-CoV-2; organizó sesiones  virtuales, jornadas y talleres en formato webinar y proporcionó material de alta  calidad que facilitaba el conocimiento, en tiempo real, de la gestión del  tratamiento farmacológico en pacientes con COVID-19. La aplicación de la  docencia y formación en línea ha demostrado ser una herramienta  imprescindible en tiempos complicados, como los vividos. Durante el  confinamiento, la tecnología nos ha acercado y se ha convertido en la gran  aliada. También ha supuesto el descubrimiento, para muchos de nosotros, de  una nueva manera de comunicarnos, informarnos y formarnos. La Sociedad  Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria ha colaborado de manera importante a que  esto sea así.