Opinion: Look to nurses to help accelerate the transformation of health care
The chaos and crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic have forced remarkable transformations in the U.S. health care system. Nurses — as they have done in public health emergencies from the frontlines of war to the frontlines of deadly infectious diseases like tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Ebola — have been innovators in helping reshape clinical practice throughout the Covid-19 response.
From the use of virtual and augmented reality to accelerate the training of nursing students to chief nursing officers stepping up to lead interdisciplinary teams dedicated to the Covid-19 response, new and established approaches have surged to meet rapidly shifting needs in health care.
