Top: A CNO Zoom meeting; Bottom: Coglan on a “Staying Connected with Anne” presentation
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How do we determine what we need to do? That was the question Montgomery asked herself. “We have a state continuity plan that we’re a part of, but this was new for everyone,” she explains. “We know what to do if a hurricane comes, for example, but with COVID-19 there was so much uncertainty. How long are we going to be out? Who will be impacted? We needed a plan of action in order to operate.” Montgomery began gathering information. “I started looking into what everyone else around the world was doing, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), absorbing as much information as I could,” she says. “What was China doing? What were European countries doing? I put together this 48-page playbook 26 | In Focus
that covered everything from how to telework, how to transition back in, informational and directional signage, social distancing protocols, PPE and more. “Within a couple weeks the executive team was on board with it,” says Montgomery. “I shared a draft of it with Adrian (Guerrero, in Kansas), and he asked if he could send it to Mark Majek (director of Operations at the Texas Board of Nursing). It ended up being shared with about 130 people via email! Several state agencies and even local churches here have adopted it and tailored it to their needs.” MSBON partially reopened on June 1, with staff training that included a tour of their office that included new routes to accommodate social
