The fifth wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak broke out from February to March, and the whole society in Hong Kong was at a loss. Metropolitan University set up a hotline center on March 28 to assist the Hospital Authority in answering and following up patient enquiries. The school said that it has handled 2,250 cases so far. Some students have assisted the elderly infected with the virus to seek medical treatment at designated clinics by telephone, helping the patients to tide over the difficulties.
Pan Jinglang, a fourth-year nursing student, took the lead in signing up as a volunteer at the hotline center.
In addition to answering inquiries, the hotline center will also take the initiative to contact people at higher risk. He recalled the first case, "It was an elderly couple in their 80s. Both of them were unfortunately diagnosed, and their illness was not serious, but there was a lack of medical information. Under his guidance, I successfully referred them to designated clinics and provided them with relevant medical information and infection control measures.”
Wang Qiting, a second-year student of the Higher Diploma in Nursing, is also one of the volunteers. She said that this experience has enabled her to apply the professional knowledge she has learned in school, and understand that medical staff must constantly improve their medical knowledge and provide patients with accurate information in real time. Patients and their families feel more at ease.
70 teachers and students of the Department of Nursing help find unvaccinated elders to get vaccinated in early June
The school said that nearly 70 nursing teachers and students will be invited by the government to support the "Home Vaccination Service" hotline center from June 6 to 11. In addition to answering registration calls, they will also take the initiative to contact 70 who have not been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine. Elderly people aged or above, or those with reduced mobility due to illness or disability, arrange for registration for home vaccination. The enquiry hotline provides telephone registration service from 9 to 8.
In addition, the School of Nursing and Health will also arrange internships for students at Chi Lin Nursing Home Chi Lin Nursing and Attention Home in May, so that they can understand how to carry out nursing work in the community under the epidemic situation, learn clinical nursing and treatment skills, and be responsible for daily nursing and medical care. care, drug delivery, etc.
To safeguard the health and safety of students, the University has arranged additional infection management training and enhanced personal protective equipment for students.
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