Ebola Journal of Nursing

A Retrospective on Nursing During the 2014 - 2016 Ebola Outbreak

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The 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was one of the most severe global health crises of the 21st century. Nurses, as the largest group of direct care providers, faced extraordinary risks and responsibilities during this outbreak. This document explores the multifaceted role of nurses in EVD management, emphasizing the dangers they faced, the leadership they provided, and the public’s shifting perception of their work. The document also addresses how Ebola’s transmission dynamics and containment measures affected nursing practice, and how the epidemic evolved into a complex humanitarian emergency (CHE). Through analysis of documented experiences, media coverage, and global responses. This document illustrates the essential contributions of nurses during the EVD crisis and underscores the need for better support and recognition of nursing roles in future epidemics.

Submitted by Muhammed F. Aljerari

History of Ebola and Nursing

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Many healthcare providers and the public are paying very special attention to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus in West Africa and the subsequent infection of the two critical care nurses at Texas. Many healthcare professionals expressed their confusion about the virus and the seeming stigmatization of nurses. Currently with the outbreak in Texas, nurses and other healthcare providers were encountered the same dilemmas as Central Africa nurses years ago.

Submitted by Dr. Chinazo Echezona-Johnson, DNP, EdD, LLB, MSN, PCC, CNE, CNEcl, NPD-BC, RNC-MNN

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