December 10, 2020

Nursing Assessment and Proposal to Improve the South Park Branch of Seattle Public Library: Communication Strategies and Equity in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

Student Nurses: Cara Doolittle, Nic Layton, Audra Moore, & Dan Mudgett​

Nurse Faculty: Hilary Jauregui, DNP, MN, RN

Our project addresses the communication gap between the South Park community and the South Park Library (SPL). By developing a communication plan to implement WhatsApp, we are addressing the identified communication needs of SPL with the South Park community. A WhatsApp communication platform allows for equitable access to information because it allows for the library to communicate with the community (and vice versa), and for the library to assess the needs and wants of the community when community members cannot access the physical library space. The secondary data analysis we prepared helps to inform our communication plan and to better understand the disparities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read more about the project here!