Make a follow-up of a student’s weekly discussion and respond with your opinion regarding to her post
——You don’t have to post this in APA format necessarily, it’s just giving feedback to the student .
Shelby
McKinney
Professor and class,
Working in a children’s hospital as a registered nurse, I work with many children who are not fully or even partially vaccinated. Pediatric vaccination is one of the most significant and successful public health measures of recent times (Wardle et al., 2017). However, regardless of the statistics and facts proving vaccination safety and necessity, the number of children not vaccinated continues to climb. According to the CDC (2022), there is a significant growth seen in vaccine-preventable diseases due to parents or guardians refusing to vaccinate their children. It is estimated that a child dies every 10 minutes from a vaccine-preventable disease worldwide (Wardle, et al., 2017).
This area of interest is important to NP practice. The findings of a recent study indicate that parents who place a higher value on interpersonal communication and periodicals as resources for health information also perceive vaccine benefits, and they are better at keeping their children’s immunization schedules current (Hwang & Shah, 2019). Parents who have a lesser value on these things lead to misunderstanding and uneducated misconceptions of vaccines, mistrust from parents, and children not being fully vaccinated. APNs must apply their leadership skills to ensure that the gaps in communication between parents and providers are closed. Proper education and teaching can be provided by practitioners to help increase vaccination compliance. NPs must ensure that parents are fully educated and well-versed in the vaccinations needed. The NP must allow the parent or guardian the necessary time to ask any questions and be answered in a way that they can fully understand and make appropriate healthcare decisions regarding their children and the vaccinations needed. Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (2018) define evidence-based practice (EBP) as the use of research findings, clinical expertise, and patient values and preferences in nursing practice.
References
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2018). Vaccine Safety: Examine the Evidence.
to an external site.
studies-examine-the-evidence.aspx
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Vaccine-preventable diseases. CDC.
to an external site.
Hwang, J., & Shah, D. V. (2019). Health Information Sources, Perceived Vaccination Benefits, and Maintenance of Childhood Vaccination Schedules.
Health Communication,
34(11), 1279–1288.
to an external site.
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E, (2018).
Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Wardle, J., Frawley, J., Steel, A., & Sullivan, E. (2017). Review: Complementary medicine and childhood immunization: a critical review. Vaccine, 344484-4500.Doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.02