How can nurses in a position similar to the one in which you currently work positively affect community health?
Working within the clinic and now taking part in managing Medicare subsequent visits through the role as registered nurses. Patients are benefiting through exceptional care through gaining education, immunizations up to date and disease prevention. Specifically, herpes zoster, prevar 13, pneumovax 23, tetanus and flu vaccination is commonly administered to those who meet appropriate requirements. Patients appreciate healthcare professionals keeping them informed with recommended health routine practices.
As a future nurse practitioner I will continue to provide awareness to protecting patients with the common practice of immunization
Furthermore, the American Medical Association may take note of this and may make it harder for Dr. Jones to find new employment. However, it she does as the hospital says, and does not fully inform her patients about the flu shot, she could potentially jeopardize his or her health. In Dr. Jones’ case, she may rationalize that as the patient’s doctor, she knows what best for them and provide them with the information, but to the extent to where they are still likely to take it. Also, as most institutions mandate vaccinations, she must get the vaccine herself in order to stay
We will be hosting our annual Flu Shot clinic on Wednesday, October 19th from 9:30am – 1pm. If you are interested in receiving a free flu shot please message Matthew to sign up for a time slot. Space is limited.
This is what the physician provided me on yesterday. As stated in the document, there was an allergic reaction after Blake received a flu shot. Please provide the policy pertaining to a letter from an allergist to submit a request for a waiver for individuals opted out of flu shots for medical reasons and/or beliefs.
Before we know it the flu season will be here. Which mean a lot of runny noses and severe coughs, germs spreading from person to person. To help keep the spread of the flu down we need to practice:
After nursing staff enters immunization facts, CommunityWorks tabulates the data into a daily report. The quality department promptly reviews this document to ensure staff is immunizing every patient, unless the patient refuses, or providers determine contraindication. With the current point of care technology, management and nursing have the chance to correct missed patient-care opportunities during the encounter. The final opportunity is at discharge. Therefore, when physicians place discharge orders, a prompt will encourage nursing to complete the immunization administration one last
I believe you should get a flu shot because it prevents you from getting the flu most of the time. sometimes you can get the flu from the flu shot if you are sick when u get it.
The flu shot has been debated upon for years. Is it dangerous or beneficial to one’s health? The shot supposedly has mercury and many other harmful items that most people are not aware of, but other people argue the shot is necessary.
In one of my night classes, our teacher brought up the facts of how many students miss school in the state of Kentucky along with how many days the school has had to shut down because of the flu. My teacher also talked about how the flu is the reason school is missed the most, therefore this leads me to think “why isn’t the flu shot mandatory in schools?” According to the “Kentucky Department of Education”, the article states “that in the state of Kentucky, they require every student have an up-to-date Commonwealth of Kentucky Immunization Certificate to be able to attend school.”
Today I got to experience giving middle school and high school students’ flu shots at Lanier County Middle/High School. I was expecting the students to be nervous and show signs of intimidation at the sight of the needle. Before going to the school, I helped the nurse gather the equipment we were going to use, which included, the influenza immunizations, Band-Aids, alcohol prep wipes, and gloves. We also brought colorful pencils and stickers for the students after receiving their flu shot. The nurse also made sure to bring the emergency kit, which consisted of epinephrine, just in case anyone had an allergic reaction.
In the healthcare field, it is essential that workers receive the flu vaccination due to the potential to either become infected by a patient or unknowingly spreading the virus to the patient population. The state of New York requires that health care workers in not only hospitals but other medical agencies in the state “be immunized against influenza viruses as a precondition
Laurie, I would like to thank you for sharing your post. I have worked with a few excellent physicians in the past that stress the importance of providing education to patients on topics such as immunizations and preventative care. Overall, I would say that nurse practitioners do spend additional time with patients to ensure education is provided and the patients’ questions/concerns are addressed. I feel this is a result of the nursing background that nurse practitioners have. You made excellent points in your post related to standing orders as well as enhanced documentation on the administration of vaccinations. Many studies that I have researched indicate standing orders for vaccinations such as influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations have increased the number of vaccinated
Information presented should address health care workers issues concerning vaccine safety and effectiveness. Supporting statistical data should validate the decision. There should be widespread discussions about the reasons for the policy. Allowances should be made for those nurses who have a legitimate reason for not taking it. Legitimate reasons could include but not limited to medical and religious reasons. To prevent the possibility of causing Guillain-Barre syndrome only egg free vaccine should be used. Another option would be to establish that a worker is not allergic to egg before receiving the flu vaccine. Review of the policy for effectiveness in preventing the flu and the impact on health care workers should be carried after a specified time
In order to maintain immunity in the healthcare workers, medical facilities are fortified to formulate a comprehensive policy concerning vaccinations for all healthcare workers. For this, each worker, needs to be individually assessed based on their work activities rather than job title so that an apt level of protection can be afforded throughout
Today I was able to accomplish my goals of seeing how the nurses interact with the different age groups and learning more about immunizations. Today there were several patients coming in to get vaccines, ranging from the age of 4 months to 13 years old. During each appointment, I was able to observe how the nurse interacted with them, for example using a high-pitched voice for the baby and being more playful for the older children. I was also able to observe the nurse preparing and giving several vaccinations. The nurse walked me through how she organizes all her vaccines and keeps track of which vaccine is which and also where to give them. She explained that if she gives multiple vaccines she likes to give a more painful shot on one