GNA Forms COVID-19 Rapid Response Team, ANA Chief Nursing Officer Meets with President Trump

On Thursday, March 19th, the Georgia Nurses Association officially formed its Rapid Response Team in an effort to empower Georgia nurses to better protect themselves and serve their patients during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

"We setup a Georgia Nurses Association Rapid Response Team made up of all nursing sectors in Georgia with the goal to work and come together to hear from, and respond to, the needs and concerns of our nurses as they deal with this crisis," stated GNA CEO Matt Caseman. 

The Team's first conference call will take place on Monday, March 23rd. Members include representatives of the Georgia Board of Nursing, the United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia (UAPRN of GA), Georgia's Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (CAPRN), the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Critial Care Nurses (AACCN); the Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders; the Georgia Association of Nursing Deans and Directors (GANDD); the Georgia Association of School Nurses (GASN), and others. 

Also, on March, 18, 2020, American Nurses Association Chief Nursing Officer and former GNA President Debbie Hatmaker, PhD, RN, FAAN, met with President Donald J. Trump along with other nurses.

"Our number one priority is keeping frontline health care professionals, including our nurses, healthy by making sure they have the personal protective equipment they need," said Dr. Hatmaker.

Watch the White House Meeting at https://youtu.be/U39jL9-ump8.