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    Welcome to the Training Portal for the Colorado Unified Command Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers and for Colorado’s nursing students from programs across the state. Since March 24th, faculty from the University of Colorado College of Nursing have collaborated with public health planning leaders on the state COVID response, specifically with the “surge” workforce and training needs. The learning materials on this page are a result of that partnership and evidence of the value of upstream education for the many healthcare workers who may be called into action to serve the emergency effort caring for non-hospitalized, acute patients.

    These materials were conceived as “quick training” to supplement knowledge that most medical staff and volunteers will already possess when recruited to serve in the Alternate Care Facilities (ACFs). Each video was recorded with less than 10 minutes of information; each module to be completed in less than 30 minutes. Of course, learners are encouraged to seek additional learning content to best prepare them for working in ACFs. Many, many materials are available freely on the internet by reputable sources.

    Please contact Dr. Scott Harpin (scott.harpin@cuanschutz.edu) if you have any questions or comments about this material. Dr. Harpin would like to thank his colleagues, especially Drs. Laura Rosenthal and Tammy Spencer for their contributions of COVID nursing care; CU Webmaster Susan Baggett for her expertise and timeliness on creating these website spaces; and students: Haley Hamilton, Megan Meyer, Rachel Heyne, and Stephany  Lipscomb for their creative expertise and help pulling materials together quickly.


    • REQUIRED TRAININGS
    • RECOMMENDED TRANINGS
    1. Convention Center ACF Facility Lay-Out, Parking, & How to Get Around
      1. Video overview: https://ucdenver.techsmithrelay.com/wWec
      2. Map of the Convention Center layout and flow will be covered in in-person training

    2. Introduction to COVID Clinical Basics
      1. COVID 101 Video: https://ucdenver.techsmithrelay.com/YNHw
      2. Coronavirus - Four Things You Need to Know
      3. Fact Sheet: Steps to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 If You Are Sick

    3. Nursing Care of the COVID Patient
      1. Video: Basic Considerations when Caring for the Patient with COVID-19
      2. Video: ARDS and COVID-19
      3. Note: Updated standards of care will be covered in in-person training

    4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
      1. Note: PPE standards of use are constantly changing and norms being evaluated for the care delivery of our ACF. Plan on receiving the most current guidelines when you arrive at the ACF, including a skills check-off prior to entering the care delivery floor. The videos below are the enhanced standards of PPE use that are likely to be scaled back for our ACF, but none-the-less useful to review.
      2. Video: Putting on PPE, N95, eye protection
      3. Video: Taking off PPE, N95, eye protection

    5. Convention Center ACF Pharmacy Services
      1. Video: DCC - Pharmacy Services Overview

    6. Provider Self-Care During Crisis
      1. Video: Self-Care and Mindfulness During the COVID-19 Outbreak
      2. Sheet: Health Care Provider Well-Being During COVID-19 (Created by CU Department of Psychiatry)
      3. Resources: COVID-19- Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Healthcare Workers
    1. Caring for Those with Low Mobility
      1. Reference Sheet: Crutches, Canes and Walkers

         

    2. Clinical Delegation, focus on nursing care
      1. Video: Nurse Delegation – Disaster Care
      2. Reference Sheet: Nurse Delegation – Disaster Care

         

    3. Patient Transfer and Body Mechanics
      1. Video: Body Mechanics and Patient Transfers
      2. Reference Sheet: Transferring and Positioning Patients
      3. Bed to Wheelchair Instructions
      4. Wheelchair Back to Bed Instructions

    4. Access and Functional Needs
      1. ACF Access and Functional Needs Considerations

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