TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - COMPETENCY #2: Utilizes Basic Epidemiological Principles in Public Health Nursing Practice A1 - Porta, Carolyn A1 - Kleinfehn-Wald, Noreen A1 - Lees, Christine A2 - Schoon, Patricia M. A2 - Porta, Carolyn M. PY - 2024 T2 - Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses, 4th Edition AB - Maria was recently hired as a new nurse on the Family Home Visiting (FHV) team, just days before the severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2 was identified as the cause of a worldwide outbreak (the World Health Organization named the pandemic COVID-19 officially on March 11, 2020). She followed the chronology of events via news and social media sites. Soon after the first case was identified in her state, she received and began following the written and public briefings provided by the state health department. As more cases emerged in her state, her supervisor redirected her work to half-time FHV and half-time COVID case investigation. A required three-day refresher training was scheduled to cover case investigation and contact tracing.During the training, the concepts of case investigation and contact tracing were discussed, and the known epidemiology of COVID-19 was reviewed. Interviewing techniques were practiced, as was how to use the state database for accessing and tracking COVID-19 cases. The training included a day and a half of supervised interviewing of patients with COVID-19, with feedback provided to improve the interactions and ensure that needed information was obtained. Without this training, Maria would have felt unprepared to take on these new responsibilities. SN - PB - Sigma Theta Tau International CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/05 UR - apn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1206361102 ER -