response to ecg 54

The role of the nurse in society is varied and changing depending on the situation and time, the objective to be achieved and the fundamental needs of today. From the position of a nurse, one can advocate for reforms that provide less expensive medical care, more affordable medications, measures that would help the population in general.

The issue of vaccination in the United States is a bit controversial. There have been and still are many speculations about the effects of vaccines and the reasons why they are administered. Nurses are trained personnel to educate patients about what vaccination is. , the benefits and the consequences that it brings, In the vaccination for covid, we nurses actively participate in different ways, such as administering the vaccines, whether in pharmacies, clinics, hospitals, in centers organized by the government to massively administer the vaccines; Likewise, in educating patients about the routes of transmission of the disease, the necessary measures to avoid it and what to do once sick, the importance of vaccination not only for COVID, but for many other diseases with high mortality that have been eradicated. thanks to vaccination. Medical care through phones, tablets or computers reached its peak during the Covid-19 pandemic, where for health reasons they were used very frequently, preventing people who did not need physical care from receiving quality medical care. In the place where I worked during Covid, telemedicine became our fundamental way of caring for patients, avoiding the contagion of people with high risk factors. The nurse is very important in the practice of telemedicine since there are patients who do not like to be cared for in this way. The nurse can educate them about the benefits of being cared for in this way. In addition, the nurse can perform remote monitoring of conditions that need daily evaluation to know the evolution of the disease. The administration of medication is a main function in the daily life of nurses, and it is the nurse's responsibility to advocate for improvement in their prices, making them more affordable for all patients, thus achieving their continued consumption and compensation for illnesses.

References

Della Maneze. (2022, November 9).  Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers: A discussion paper. PubMed Central (PMC).  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9709452/

Eithne Hayes Bauer,. (2020, January 15).  District nurses’ views on and experiences with a telemedicine educational programme in palliative care. PubMed Central (PMC).  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7754273/