Updated September 16, 2020

COVID-19 is presenting NPs, and the nation, with an unprecedented health care challenge while placing considerable demands and stressors on NPs, both professionally and personally. VCNP is working to share resources and support our members during this time. We hope you will refer to this web page to find valuable online resources and updates as they impact your practice during this time. Please let us know how we can continue supporting you by contacting us at vcnp@vcnp.net.

Professional resources

• Centers for Disease Control
• CDC COVID-19 information
• World Health Organization
• Virginia Department of Health Professions
• Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 FAQs
• AANP
• AANP COVID-19 policy and practice updates
• Advisory Board: Your top resources for coronavirus readiness
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• NIH Director’s Blog

• Eastern Virginia Medical School Critical Care COVID-19 Management Protocol
• DIY tips to make surgical masks safer
• Seattle Intensivist’s one-pager on COVID-19
• Online Course Covering Complications and Management of COVID-19
• Online Course Covering Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis of COVID-19
• Article Covering Etiology, Transmission, Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnostics, Management and Prevention of COVID-19

Telehealth

• ODU C-TIER: Telehealth Etiquette video about proper ways to provide videoconferencing
• ODU C-TIER blog: 7 steps to starting telehealth
• ODU C-TIER blog: Providing telehealth in time of crisis
• MidAtlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC)
• MATRC telehealth essentials checklist event
• Advisory Board telehealth primers
• FMP Journal: How to differentiate and code telehealth visits, e-visits and virtual check-ins
• Digital Health Directory

Children & Teens

• Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
• Helping Children Cope: Tips for Parents and Caregivers
• How to talk to your child about coronavirus
• What to do with kids while home

Mental health

• Coronavirus sanity guide (scroll down for free access to healthcare workers)
• Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

VCNP Communications

• Email to VCNP membership sent March 17 Introduction of member COVID-19 email including mental health resources and connection tools: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent March 23 CDC and VDH Updates, NP Licensing Waivers, Governor Northam’s Certificate of Public Need: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent March 26 Pandemic resources from CDC, and AANP: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent April 11 Request for member response – COVID-19 Barriers: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent April 20 Important CMS Cares Updates: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent May 1 Clarification of Executive Order 57 and CARES Act, Elective Surgeries and Protections for Healthcare Workers, Virtual Conversations with Colleagues happy hour series: COVID-19 Updates
• Email to VCNP membership sent May 8 Nurses Week and CMS Update: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent May 18 VDH Updates, Virtual Conversations with Colleagues happy hour series, VCNP social media presence: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent May 27 Mental Health Awareness Month resources, ImmunizeVA, weekly COVID-19 surveys: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent June 5 Anti-racism resources, Medicaid and Medicare Telehealth coverage, COVID-19 testing sites: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent June 10 VCNP Board Meeting, Telehealth and YouTube, Executive Order 57 Extension: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent June 17 Anti-racism resources, Twitter chat about Primary Care and COVID-19, VDH Updates: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent June 26 VDH Workgroup, Medicaid/CHIP Provider Relief Fund payment forms and guidance, diversity resources: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent July 1 VCNP membership renewal updates, VDH updates, volunteer as an election officer: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent July 8 CRNA and NP Prescriptive Authority updates, Executive Order 57 details: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent July 17 VDH Updates, VCNP member speaks at White House, member assistance with Autonomous Practice Licensure Application completion: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent July 31 Revised CDC Guidelines, Mental Health app for Healthcare Workers, Department of Industry and Labor temporary standards: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent August 14 Virginia COVIDWISE app, Governor’s Task Force on Primary Care, Contact Your Legislator!: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent September 3 EO 57 Update, Preceptor Information, Racial Equity CE Event: COVID-19 Update
• Email to VCNP membership sent September 17 Suicide Awareness Month resources, VDH updates, CELEBRATE over 1,000 NPs with Autonomous Practice Licenses!: COVID-19 Update