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Thursday, March 28, 2024

RNConnect, resource for AZ nurses to cope

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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RNConnect, resource for AZ nurses to cope
RNConnect, resource for AZ nurses to cope

With COVID cases rising again, doctors and nurses haven’t gotten a break since the start of the pandemic.

DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVEN'TGOTTEN A BREAK SINCE THE STARTOF THE PANDEMIC.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S TAJA DAVIS SPOKE TO ANARIZONA NURSE ABOUT COPINGWITH THE STRESS.

0-1700:16 LESLY KELLY / NURSESCIENTIST, DIGNITY HEALTH "IWOULD ACTUALLY SAY THIS WEEKIT'S VERY MUCH STARTING TO HITSTRONG.

AND WHAT DIDN'T HAPPENWAS IT DIDN'T GO DOWN, WEDIDN'T HAVE THE EMOTIONAL LOADOR THE RETURN TO NORMAL.

SONOT ONLY ARE NURSES REALLYBURNED OUT, THEIR BUILDING ANDSTACKING ON WHAT WAS ALREADYTHERE." NURSE LESLY KELLYSAYS HAVING BURNOUT ANDTHEN A HIGH- STRESS PANDEMICON TOP OF THAT IS NOT A GOODWAY TO SURVIVE IN THEPROFESSION.

SO SHE HELPEDSPEARHEAD R-N- CONNECT& ARESOURCE SERVICE FOR NURSES.00:13 LESLY KELLY / NURSESCIENTIST, DIGNITY HEALTH "WEKNOW WE'RE BURNED OUT, WE KNOWWE NEED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, WEKNOW WE NEED PSYCHOLOGICALRESOURCES, BUT THERE IS NOTTIME TO CONNECT TO THEM RIGHTNOW.

SO WHAT WE DID IS CREATEA SIMPLE, VERY SIMPLE WAY TOCONNECT TO THEM THROUGH TEXTMESSAGING." R-N-CONNECT RANFOR A FEW WEEKS IN OCTOBERINTO NOVEMBER.

00:17 LESLYKELLY / NURSE SCIENTIST,DIGNITY HEALTH "RATHER THANHAVING TO GO LOOKING FOR IT,IT COMES STRAIGHT TO YOU.

YOUTEXT RNCONNECT TO 31996 YOU'RESIGNED UP AND IT JUSTAUTOMATICALLY COMES EVERYWEEK.

IT GIVES YOUINFORMATION, WE DECIDED TO DOA WHOLE BROAD RANGE OFDIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.WHEN WE RELAUNCH IT WE'REGOING TO DO FOCUSED MODULES."THE PILOT PROGRAM FORRN-CONNECT REACHED 3,000NURSES.

BUT KELLY SAYS THEREARE MORE THAN 96-THOUSAND INTHE STATE.

OUT OF THOSE THEPROGRAM DID REACH R-N-CONNECT WAS FOUND TO BESUCCESSFUL.

00:11 LESLY KELLY/ NURSE SCIENTIST, DIGNITYHEALTH "WE DID A SHORT PULSESURVEY AND WE FOUND THAT LIKE80% OF THE NURSES SAID THAT ITWAS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THEYWOULD USE IT IN THEIR EVERYDAYACTIVITIES.

WE KNEW THAT WEWERE REACHING OUR TARGETAUDIENCE." THE ARIZONA NURSESASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLYFUNDRAISING TO START R-NCONNECT BACK UP FOR ANOTHERSIX MONTHS.

TAJA DAVIS,

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