January 20, 2021
By Addy Hatch, WSU College of Nursing
As the first group of Washington residents line up for COVID‑19 vaccines, some are getting those long-awaited inoculations from WSU College of Nursing faculty and students.
In recent weeks Coug Nurses have volunteered in the Spokane area at Providence hospitals and at Summit Cancer Centers, which is an approved vaccination provider in the region. College of Nursing staff also volunteer at Providence to check people in for appointments, and students in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences also are being prepped for vaccination roles.
Victoria Sattler, a teaching assistant professor at the College of Nursing, has been volunteering since the first day vaccines were administered at Providence Sacred Heart Hospital.
Next Generation Medicine Webinar: Making Sense of the COVID-19 Vaccine UW School of Medicine Uploaded by Jeff Bunch COVID-19 vaccine The development of a vaccine to fight against SARS-CoV-2 is exciting news, but few of us understand what this means, beyond understanding it’s a possible barrier against COVID-19. Dr. Deborah Fuller, vaccinologist and professor of microbiology at the University of Washington, discusses myriad issues related to vaccines. Following Dr. Fuller s presentation is a panel discussion with Dr. Fuller, Dr. Daniel Getz, chief medical officer Providence Sacred Heart, and Dr. Gretchen LaSalle, a family physician with MultiCare in Spokane, and the author of, Let s Talk Vaccines: A Clinician s Guide to Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy and Saving Lives.”
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Health care organizations around the Northwest are in various stages of inoculating their employees with the new Covid vaccines.
That brings different levels of complications. Those complications include finding enough vaccine to get doses for everyone and then getting them scheduled for shots.
Susan Stacey, the chief nursing officer at Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane, says the health system has vaccinated about 2,000 of its workers.
“We have not seen a significant impact on staffing for the vaccine. One of the things we have been doing is asking our caregivers proactively to schedule their vaccinations at the end of a stretch, just to minimize effects, she said.
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SPOKANE, Wash. While the general public won’t be able to access the COVID vaccines for a while, there is some good news for front line workers.
Today, officials at Providence Sacred Heart announced they have vaccinated 2,000 healthcare workers in their system, but they warn we are not out of the woods just yet. Hospitalizations remain a major concern for health officials.
“If you put an influx of that many additional patients it strains the healthcare system,” said Susan Stacey, Providence’s chief nurse.
She says the strain right now is less on the actual beds, and more on people to take care of. They are still able to meet the challenges through this.
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