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Celebrating the nurses delivering clinical research in 2020

There has never been a more relevant time to highlight the role of the research nurse and research delivery teams. The breakthroughs in treatments and potential vaccines for Covid-19 are often in the headlines, but how the drugs get to this point is often overlooked or misunderstood.

Research, Editor's PicksKimberley SimpsonNovember 16, 2020Nursing, health and nursing, year of the nurse

COVID-19 – Facts, Cultural Considerations, and Risk of Stigmatization

The novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was first recognized and reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as the sixth public health emergency requiring worldwide attention (World Health Organization, 2020). There are seven types of corona virus which can infect humans, and infections are not uncommon around the globe. As this pandemic continues, we recognize how culture may affect risk of infection and risk of stigmatization.

Editor's Picks, ResearchGuest UserOctober 21, 2020COVID-19, stigmatization, culture, coronavirus, health and nursing