The role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), in relation to administering immunizations within underserved populations, is vital. The APRN should be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the program, administering vaccinations, and informing their patients of the benefits of immunization. Perhaps a mobile clinic may be utilized and incentives may be offered for compliance. According to Bradford, Spain, Wright, and Gren, the main causes of poor immunization rates is missed opportunities by the provider and poor compliance with appointments (2015). The objectives should be to: Increase the vaccination rates of individuals within indigent populations (this may be measured by reviewing the amount of vaccinations provided…
I choose to talk about the Immunization study I think it caused the most harm especially on the kids whose parents refused to vaccinate. Most these will end up developing scars that will be part of their everyday lives. Wakefield and his colleagues used innocent children as their Guinea pigs and that was really awful. I was really glad to see that the Lancet after finding out what Wakefield and his colleagues did retracted their research form their paper. Bu I guess the harm had already been done .Because…
How do you identify a research question or problem of interest? I identify a research question by the following: observing the current practice and if I think something should be done to change the practice or improve the practice, if the patient is unhappy with their treatment or the outcome, and if I do not understand why something has changed. What is your research question or problem of interest?…
This act focused on immunizing preschoolers and looking at vaccination as a civil right, not duty. From this act, Clinton promised “lower vaccines prices extended public clinic hours, reaching out to more parents, and setting up a national tracking system” (Conis 161). Because of this act and all that came from it, it was reported in 2000 that the United States had one of the highest rates of…
The American Nursing Association believes the mandate of the vaccine is “an ethical duty of every nurse.” Increase in influenza occurrences resulted in strict recommendations of the vaccine. Healthcare workers in Maine who refuse vaccination may be placed on unpaid leave. In the state of Arkansas, if workers are non-compliant, the health care facility is held accountable, leading in disciplinary actions. On other hand, it is bias to authorize vaccination when there is no evidence available of its…
Furthermore, parents may not receive adequate information from their doctor or know where to find such information. Parents “may not know when vaccinations are due, the importance of timely vaccinations, or where to go for well-child care” (Luman, 1217). When this information is not readily available, or explained clearly, parents may mistakenly miss or forget some immunizations for their…
Sometimes other personal or religious beliefs persuade parents to skip immunizations. Parents, health care specialists, nurses, teachers and children all have an important stake in this issue. Parents argue that it is they who should have the ultimate decision-making right on whether or not to vaccinate their children. Nurses and healthcare officials oppose that view on…
Parents usually make the immunization decisions for their children and also obligated by law to choose the appropriate car safety seat, provide food and shelter and adequate medical care. If parents are found guilty of not acting in the best interest of their children, then the law allows for the child to be taken away from them. However, if a parent objects to a recommended vaccination, then they are allowed to deny their child the proper care. Vaccinations should be treated as equally as any other form of medical care and protected with the same laws against medical neglect.…
In passing this legislation, the state of Rhode Island utilized the State power known as “Police Power”—granted to it by the tenth amendment of the constitution (Warner, 2015). Police power encompasses a generalized group of powers not granted to the federal government in the constitution that States can invoke in order to foster general welfare and protect citizens from significant harm. In order for a piece of legislation to be justified under police power, it must do at least one of three things: prevent self-harm, prevent citizens from hurting others, and protect vulnerable citizens deemed incapable of making sound judgements (Warner, 2015). The last group includes minors who are affected by the vaccine policy. Members of this group do not typically have autonomy in their medical decisions; those decisions are made for them—for the most part—by their legal guardians.…
In most states, all that is required is a signed and dated exemption form of their choice, which is submitted the county health department, whereas the medical exemption form requires a physician statement to be included. Nonetheless, there should be exceptions allowed in certain circumstance however, the ease in which a parent can obtain an immunization exemption for their child is too complacent and borderline negligent. First, the exemption for personal-beliefs should be eradicated. Second, the exemption for religious beliefs, should require stricter guidelines before approval can be given. Parents should be required to obtain a letter from the Church sighting specific religious beliefs.…
has shown that the way physicians pose the topic of vaccines influences how likely the parent is to refuse the vaccine (2013). Opel et al. generalized the two types of approaches physicians use as either the participatory or presumptive style. The participatory approach involved asking parents whether they wanted to vaccinate. Conversely, the presumptive style simply involves stating that the vaccines will be done, and not asking.…
Influenza vaccinations eliminate preventable infections. This paper will explore flu vaccine from various points of view such as the following; naming 1) the effectiveness; 2) Vaccine for health care providers; 3) Pandemic preparedness for public and health care providers; 4) Little to no protection. Various articles contemplate between vaccinations, whether they are beneficial for health and well-being; or for the benefit of health services. Vaccination are not only a benefit through protecting the public Vaccinations do not only provide benefit, but can also have an effectiveness against the strain through protection.…
Missed opportunities for influenza vaccination occur in acute-care visits when a clinician may not be thinking about vaccination or being aware a patient was under-vaccinated (Stockwell & Fiks, 2013). It is difficult for physicians to know if a patient has been vaccinated, and for certain high-risk population groups it is imperative to administer the influenza vaccine. A CDS system is comparable to hiring a new member of a clinical practice. The technology helps providers aggregate and synthesize data at the patient and population levels to increase the rates of intervention (McLeod, Eidus, & Stewart, 2012).…
The ongoing argument of whether immunizations for children should be a choice or mandated seems like it will never come to an end. In the year 2000, 10 vaccinations have become recommended for children ages 24 months and younger. Since the mandatory childhood vaccinations have been set in place, morbidity rates have decreased between 98-100 percent. The proclaimed risks that are linked to not vaccinating or under vaccinating children outweigh those that come with vaccinating a child. Medical professionals and society needs to mandate child vaccinations to prevent an outbreak.…
This mother describes how thorough medical records are required at all health care facilities for her young child; but are not shared among them ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016). This mother expresses this compliant and/or issue when she visits a health care location to receive treatment for her sick child, and has to complete more similar medical record paperwork, which she has already completed at other health care locations she has already taken her child to ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission",…