Investigating Long Covid and Its Impacts on Patient and Nurse Health

Course Description

Following acute Covid-19 infection, a significant proportion of people experience a broad array of persistent, debilitating symptoms known as long Covid. Studies estimate that about 17 million U.S. adults have long Covid and as many as 4 million are struggling to return to work or perform day-to-day activities. Long Covid is a multifaceted, disabling condition that can impact nearly every organ system for which there is no treatment or cure. Inadequate workplace and public health protections and cuts to long Covid programs and scientific research will render more people vulnerable to a disabling disease. This course will discuss the latest scientific updates on long Covid, implications for health inequities, and what nurses can do to advocate for safe working and patient care conditions.