Description

Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, Nurse Epidemiologist and Clinical Editor for American Journal of Nursing answers questions related to COVID-19 testing. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020.  This podcast covers the following questions:

• Can you please review the different kinds of COVID-19 tests, and what each is for?
• If we still don't have enough tests, why doesn't the US adopt the WHO test?
• What about rapid, point-of-care tests for the virus?
• Why are we seeing a positive COVID-19 test after a second or third negative swab?
• Am I immune if my antibody test is positive?
• How can we get the best antibody test, with the highest accuracy?
• Are USA numbers so high because we are well-traveled, or are other countries not testing the general public as well?

*Note: this podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you'll find links to the on-demand webcast (earn 1 free contact hour!), CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.