Increasing Immunization Rates From Ages Birth to 19
Why should we immunize our children? I believe children should be immunized to in order to stop an outbreak of a preventable disease in a community. By doing so, I believe one could save a child 's life from these diseases that such as Measles, Mumps, Rubella(MMR), Pertussis and Diphtheria with just a simple vaccination. It is recommended that children be immunized from birth to the age of 19. After the age of 19 they, should continue to be immunized with vaccines such as Influenzae, Pneumococcal, Zoster, Varicella, Tdap, HPV(female), Measles, MMR, Hepititis A, Hepititis B and Meningococcal (CDC, 2015). Prior to vaccines, thousands of children died each year from diseases such as:Diptheria, Influenzae Type B, Measles and Pertussis. These diseases that once eradicated the United States(US) are now controlled with use of life saving vaccinations. An example of this is the elimination of Polio from the US. Also, children no longer need to receive the smallpox vaccine, because the disease no longer exists. The elimination of diseases indicates that vaccinations are 90-99% effective. (AAP, 2013). Diseases such as measles, and mumps, that were once eradicated from the United States are now on the rise again. In 2014, the US …show more content…
Her theory was first published in Nursing Concepts of Practice in 1971. The Self-Care Deficit Theory of nursing is a combination of three theories, theory of self-care, theory of self-care deficit, and the theory of nursing systems. The theory of self-care is explained as activities carried out by an individual to maintain their own health. At any time there is an insufficiency of any of the self-care needs, the person will be in need of self-care or will have a deficit in self-care. This deficit is identified by the nurse through an assessment of the
Why should we immunize our children? I believe children should be immunized to in order to stop an outbreak of a preventable disease in a community. By doing so, I believe one could save a child 's life from these diseases that such as Measles, Mumps, Rubella(MMR), Pertussis and Diphtheria with just a simple vaccination. It is recommended that children be immunized from birth to the age of 19. After the age of 19 they, should continue to be immunized with vaccines such as Influenzae, Pneumococcal, Zoster, Varicella, Tdap, HPV(female), Measles, MMR, Hepititis A, Hepititis B and Meningococcal (CDC, 2015). Prior to vaccines, thousands of children died each year from diseases such as:Diptheria, Influenzae Type B, Measles and Pertussis. These diseases that once eradicated the United States(US) are now controlled with use of life saving vaccinations. An example of this is the elimination of Polio from the US. Also, children no longer need to receive the smallpox vaccine, because the disease no longer exists. The elimination of diseases indicates that vaccinations are 90-99% effective. (AAP, 2013). Diseases such as measles, and mumps, that were once eradicated from the United States are now on the rise again. In 2014, the US …show more content…
Her theory was first published in Nursing Concepts of Practice in 1971. The Self-Care Deficit Theory of nursing is a combination of three theories, theory of self-care, theory of self-care deficit, and the theory of nursing systems. The theory of self-care is explained as activities carried out by an individual to maintain their own health. At any time there is an insufficiency of any of the self-care needs, the person will be in need of self-care or will have a deficit in self-care. This deficit is identified by the nurse through an assessment of the