Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

In an effort to support our members with the most updated information on COVID-19 we developed this resource page to easily access current CDC information and other resources to assist you professionally and personally.

We will continue to update this page with more information as it becomes available and welcome your input as we navigate through this situation. As health care professionals it is our job to educate our patients and families on prevention and the what to do if someone is symptomatic.

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New for GAPNA members: Clinical Care Options

GAPNA has partnered with a Clinical Care Options to offer an ongoing series of free CNE programs available to GAPNA members. "Vaccinations and Healthy Aging: Protecting Your Older Patients From Shingles" is the latest program offered.

In this live webinar, expert faculty expert faculty discuss how important it is to prevent shingles in older patients.

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GAPNA 2020 National President Deborah Dunn, EdD, MSN, GNP-BC, ACNS-BC, GS-C interviews Dr. Ron Billano Ordona, DNP, FNP-BC about providing home-based primary care during COVID 19.

"Facing Forward: Providing Home-based Primary Care during COVID 19"

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Remember to Take Care of Yourself...

Posted/Updated April 7, 2020 - 12:35am

In a time when our patients need us most, we need to remember we can only serve them well if we are well - physically, mentally, and emotionally. The stress of the current situation takes its toll on even the best of us, so please don't forget to take care of yourself in whatever ways you can!

To help you, we've added a selection of personal health and wellness resources to our COVID-19 resources page, and will add more as appropriate. They're at the bottom of the resource page, just click or tap Personal Health & Wellness to see them.

CDC Issues COVID-19 Nursing Home Guidance

Posted/Updated April 7, 2020 - 12:39am

On April 3, at the direction of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued critical recommendations to state and local governments, as well as nursing homes, to help mitigate the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in nursing homes. The recommendations build on and strengthen recent guidance from CMS and CDC related to the effective implementation of longstanding infection control procedures.

Marriott Initiates Community Caregiver Discount Program

Posted/Updated April 3, 2020 - 2:43pm

Marriott launched the Community Caregiver Program on March 27, 2020, which offers medical workers and support staff special rates at select Marriott hotels as a way to stay close to the hospitals and government buildings where they are assisting with COVID-19 response efforts.

CARES Act Becomes Law

Posted/Updated April 8, 2020 - 9:46am

The CARES Act was signed into Law on 3/27/20 giving NPs, CNS and PAs authority to order, sign for, Certify and Re-Certify patients for Medicare Home Health. Implementation of this Law will allow Advance Practice Providers the latitude to provide more timely services to patients and their families without unnecessary delays and cumbersome practice barriers.

Statement Regarding Nurse Practitioner Students and Direct Care Clinical Hours

Posted/Updated April 9, 2020 - 9:31am

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 14 national organizations reaffirm that all nurse practitioner (NP) students are required to complete a minimum of 500 supervised direct patient care clinical hours over the course of the NP program. In addition, clinical hours are distributed to support competency development that represents the needs of the chosen population.

GAPNA Is Here For You

Posted/Updated March 22, 2020 - 12:21pm

The GAPNA National Office began remote operations on March 18th. We will continue to work with you to assist in any way we can. You may experience some delays in response times as we deal with unprecedented crisis. The best method to reach us is via email at gapna@gapna.org. As the world faces the crisis caused by COVID-19, and the virus continues to spread in the United States and around the world, we know that you and your colleagues are on the front lines. We commend you for the monumental task you continue to face.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

New for GAPNA members: Clinical Care Options

GAPNA 2020 National President Deborah Dunn, EdD, MSN, GNP-BC, ACNS-BC, GS-C interviews Dr. Ron Billano Ordona, DNP, FNP-BC about providing home-based primary care during COVID 19.

"Facing Forward: Providing Home-based Primary Care during COVID 19"

Remember to Take Care of Yourself...

CDC Issues COVID-19 Nursing Home Guidance

Marriott Initiates Community Caregiver Discount Program

CARES Act Becomes Law

Statement Regarding Nurse Practitioner Students and Direct Care Clinical Hours

GAPNA Is Here For You

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