Northwest Region Nurses Association has put together a curated list of resources to help you navigate through these difficult times.
COVID-19 Toolkits and Continuing Education
- The National Council of State Boards of Nursing recently developed COVID-19 courses for students, new graduates, nurses returning to the workforce, and those who are interested in learning more about the COVID-19 pandemic. The courses are online, self-paced, free of charge, and three of them provide CE credit.
- HEALWA, the on-call library for Washington State, has a COVID-19 toolkit with updated information and guidance.
Regional Health Departments
Mental Health and Well Being
- Mental Health
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s resource page provides tips and strategies for anxiety around COVID-19 or with general health anxiety concerns.
- The Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
- Project Parachute by Eleos Health provides pro bono therapy for COVID-19 frontliners.
- Washington COVID-19 Mental Health Network facilitates free mental health services for Washington State COVID-19 healthcare providers.
- Well Being
- Centers for Disease Control has a resource page for daily life and coping during this health care crisis. It also has recommendations for taking care of your emotional health.
- SAMHSA’s fact sheet provides tips to help disaster response workers prevent and manage stress while on assignment.
- Support Groups for Nurses promotes the well being of nurses by creating creating safe, welcoming group spaces where participants can make meaningful connections and get the support they need.
Self Care
- Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness.
- The New York Times has a helpful guide on how to start.
- Find a meditation app that you enjoy like InsightTimer or headspace.
- Connect with nature.
- Explore and share your observations from the natural world using the iNaturalist app.
- Become a backyard citizen scientists through sites such as eBird, Butterflies and Moths of North America, and Project Noah.
- Relax with the arts.
- Explore more than 1,200 museums and galleries from around the world with Google Arts & Culture.
- Check-out an audio book or e-book from the Washington Anytime Library.
Washington State Nurses Association
Other Resources
- Nursing Quality Care Quality Assurance Commission guidelines for telehealth/telenursing for RNs
- American Nurses Association
- Centers for Disease Control
- United States Food and Drug Administration
Image by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS