COVID-19 Case Study
Objectives:
- Student will be able to explain the pathophysiology of COVID-19
- Student will be able to relate the pathophysiology to nursing interventions
- Student will correctly interpret lab and assessment findings
- Student will accurately explain what organ systems are impacted by COVID-19
- Student will accurately communicate a patient’s status using SBAR communication
Resources:
- COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
- Krynytska I, Marushchak M, Birchenko I, Dovgalyuk A, Tokarskyy O. COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome versus classical acute respiratory distress syndrome (a narrative review). Iran J Microbiol. 2021 Dec;13(6):737-747. doi: 10.18502/ijm.v13i6.8072. PMID: 35222850; PMCID: PMC8816697.
- Valbuena VSM, Merchant RM, Hough CL. Racial and Ethnic Bias in Pulse Oximetry and Clinical Outcomes. JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(7):699–700. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1903
- Jain U. Effect of COVID-19 on the Organs. Cureus. 2020 Aug 3;12(8):e9540. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9540. PMID: 32905500; PMCID: PMC7470660.
- Jirjees F, Saad AK, Al Hano Z, Hatahet T, Al Obaidi H, Dallal Bashi YH. COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Do They Really Reflect Best Medical Practices to Manage the Pandemic? Infectious Disease Reports. 2021; 13(2):259-284. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr13020029
- Mayo Clinic |Comparing the differences between COVID-19 Vaccines
- Marik PE, Iglesias J, Varon J, Kory P. A scoping review of the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Int J ImmunopatholPharmacol. 2021 Jan-Dec;35:20587384211048026. doi: 10.1177/20587384211048026. PMID: 34569339; PMCID: PMC8477699.
- American College of Emergency Physicians Laboratory Abnormalities COVID-19
