AANP: 6 Takeaways from the Nurse Practitioner COVID-19 Survey

1. 79% of NP respondents had reused PPE (personal protective equipment).
2. 53% of NPs had been exposed to COVID-19 in their practice or somewhere else.
3. 39% of NPs said they were in a high-risk group due to age or pre-existing conditions.
4. 9% sought alternative accommodations to avoid exposing their family members.
5. 51% of NPs said their practices have adopted, or increased use of, telehealth and virtual platforms to continue to see patients during the pandemic.
6. 58% of NPs reported implementing new screening protocols and patient flow models in their practices.

Notes: The survey of over 4,800 nurse practitioners was conducted May 8 through 17.
Source: The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Source URL: https://storage.aanp.org/www/documents/research/AANP-COVID19...

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