N479 Professional Activity Evaluation Form
Your Name: Brigid Clark Date of Activity: 02/08, 04/01, 04/04, 04/08 Faculty name:
Darlene Lacroix
Describe the community service/professional activity/s you attended or participated with
(be specific about the purpose and your role): For my professional activity, I attended a BLS
class and additionally watched/listened to four various webinars and virtual podcasts relating to
the current COVID-19 crisis. The BLS training was a four hour in person training on how to
respond in emergency situations and perform CPR. The first webinar I watched was from the
Harvard school of public health on March 2nd (watched on April 1st) and addressed the arising
concerns with the current COVID-19 crisis and how other countries were approaching the
upcoming outbreak. They also talked about the likelihood of a future vaccine and how the
timeline for that is very lengthy. The second webinar I watched was an interview with a doctor
from Italy and was filmed on March 13th (watched on April 4th). The Italian doctor talks about the
current crisis in Italy, how they identify risk factors for each patient and the high variability/high
variety of patients that walk into the hospital with COVID-19. The third webinar I watched was
by the CDC and was held on March 5th (watched on April 8th). This webinar had four different
doctors from COVID-19 response teams answer questions pertaining to the topic of what
clinicians need to know in order to prepare for this virus. I then watched a virtual podcast from
March 10th (watched on April 8th) with Joe Rogan interviewing Michael Osterholm. This podcast
is from the beginning of the US outbreak and it was interesting to watch because the expert, Mr.
Osterholm talks about how this is something we need to worry about and how this is going to last
for months. He goes over the virus in general and all the problems that are expected to arise
including shortage of supplies.
Where was this held and what was was program/activity length? The BLS training was at the
college of nursing and was 4 hours. The first webinar was accessed through
https://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/events/the-coronavirus-outbreak/ and was one hour. The second
webinar was accessed through https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TKS1pahoPRU&feature=youtu.be and was 36 minutes. The third webinar was accessed
through https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2020/callinfo_030520.asp and was one hour. The
fourth podcast was accessed through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw and
was one hour and 34 minutes.
Discuss the value of this experience to you (be specific). These experiences were very valuable
to my future career. BLS is a required certification for all nursing positions and is vital to have
upon entering the work force. Additionally, the COVID-19 crisis is almost at its peak and it was
very informative learning and getting accurate information about the virus and it’s future.
How would you continue to use this experience throughout your nursing career? I will
always remember the COVID-19 pandemic and as I enter the workforce and I am glad I can be
educated on the virus and how health care facilities are working through it with minimal staff
and low equipment. This is was helpful to know what I will be walking into shortly.
Would you recommend this specific communnity/professional experience in the future;
why or why not? (Describe) Yes, I would recommend these experiences. They all taught me
very valuable information that will be helpful throughout not only my career in the nursing force
but are valuable information for the general public in staying safe and healthy during emergency
situations and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brochure or proof of attendance obtained if applicable? Yes Signature on validation of
clinical hours form obtained? No
