Vickie - My Journey
There are many links, notes, and resources to help other brave LPNs with the on line challenges of bridging to become a RN. This is an on-going record of the trials and triumphs of my journey to reach my goal to become a Registered Nurse via Excelsior College's Nursing Program. My journey continues as I further my education and career. I hope my notes and resources help other students on their journey.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Relay for Life
I know many people that have been affected by cancer. I am supporting the American Cancer Society by participating in the relay for life. I hope someone reading or exploring this blog will find it in your heart to donate to this worthy cause. No matter how small or large it will be greatly appreciated. Click here to go to my page and learn more. Thank you.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
HGT1 Community Health Nursing
My Practicum can be viewed in my other blog Vickie Views
I choose Disaster Preparedness. Living in Florida and working at a coastal hospital for over 20 years as both a LPN and a RN, I volunteered on our team. We had mock disasters from train derailments, chemical spills, hurricanes, and plane crashes. I had fun practicing setting up decontamination tents and putting on the "zoot suit". Thankfully I never had to use what I learned in real life.
I hope this helps demonstrate the format required in the paper.
I choose Disaster Preparedness. Living in Florida and working at a coastal hospital for over 20 years as both a LPN and a RN, I volunteered on our team. We had mock disasters from train derailments, chemical spills, hurricanes, and plane crashes. I had fun practicing setting up decontamination tents and putting on the "zoot suit". Thankfully I never had to use what I learned in real life.
I hope this helps demonstrate the format required in the paper.
EBT1 Task 2 Research Integration
EBT1
Task 2 Research Integration
Victoria
Hart
Western
Governors University
A. Review of the
Sources of Evidence
Name of Source
Author
|
A1. Types of
Sources of Evidence
|
A2.
Appropriateness of Sources of Evidence
|
A3.
Classification of Sources of Evidence
|
In text
citation
|
Classify the
type of each source of evidence as either a general information resource, a
filtered resource, or an unfiltered resource.
|
Discuss
whether each source of evidence is appropriate for this nursing practice
situation.
|
Classify each
source of evidence as primary research, evidence summary, evidence-based
guideline, or none of these.
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("Diagnosis and management," 2004)
|
This source is
a filtered resource as it identifies a question of whether to wait to treat
acute otitis media or to initiate antibiotic therapy immediately.
|
This source is
appropriate for this nursing practice situation. It is peer reviewed and
received formal approval by partnering organizations. This study is data 2004
therefore a more current source may be of value to support of dispute the
recommendations and opinions of this guideline.
|
This source is
an evidenced based guideline.
|
(Block, 1997)
|
This is a filtered
resource as the author identifies the problem of resistance to antibiotic
therapy and provides a summary of the most effective course to therapy.
|
This source is
inappropriate for this nursing practice. It is dated 1997, the research is
not current however the results support the trend of the resistance to
antibiotics in causative organisms. There is no research on waiting to
initiate treatment
|
This source
includes primary research and an evidence summary
|
(Kelly, Friedman & Johnson,
2007)
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This source is
general information as it is from a textbook.
|
This is an
appropriate source for the practice as it provides the background information
to explain the practice guideline.
|
This source is
an evidence-based guideline
|
(McCracken,
1998)
|
This source is
a filtered resource as it contains information that can help decide a course
of action in response to a problem.
|
This is an
appropriate source for the practice as it provides research data and
information to explain the potential evidence practice guideline.
|
This source is
a primary source.
|
Interviews
|
Interviews are
general information.
|
Interviews are
appropriate as they provide the current beliefs of the parents of the
children being treated in the clinic. It is important to evaluate this source
to determine how implementation will be achieved.
|
This source is
a primary. It is research conducted by the clinic staff.
|
B1. Watchful Waiting
Watchful waiting
is an appropriate approach for treating children under certain conditions base
on the article “Clinical Practice
Guideline”. This article gives the evidence-based statement that allowing
48-72 hours before prescribing antibiotics is an option to be considered by
clinicians. Included in this study are children up to age 12. The observation
option applies to the children greater than age 2, without other chronic
illnesses or anatomic abnormalities. The recommendation was based on placebo
controlled trails that spanned 30 years. This article includes results the AHRQ
evidence-report, the Dutch College of General Practitioners guidelines, and a
randomized trial in the United Kingdom as part of the evidence in making the
recommending. In conclusion it is imperative to ascertain the history of acute
onset, to identify signs of middle ear effusion or inflammation, the child must
be within the appropriate age, the severity of the illness must be considered
and an assurance of follow-up obtained ("Diagnosis and management,"
2004).
C. Application of
Findings
The process of
applying the findings in “Diagnosis and
management of acute otitis media” into practice would include education of
the clinical staff. A team to implement the change should be created, a team
leader should be appointed to help educate and gain acceptance of the
evidenced-based guideline. This includes education of the entire staff and
cliental. The physicians must agree to the change. A pilot group should be
formed to implement the new guidelines; this will allow for adjustments or
added education to be put into place. Collect benchmarks of current success
rates and re-occurrences of acute otitis media (AOM) to compare with the EBG
once implemented. Rolling out new treatment recommendations in increments will
make it easier for the staff and clients to adjust and accept the change; it
will also provide the opportunity to make any necessary adjustments. Communicating
the change and the rationale to the parents of the children affected by the
practice will gain their support and understanding providing compliancy with
follow-up evaluation. A policy outlining criteria to be implemented will
solidify the change as a standard of practice within the organization. (Titler,
M.G., 2008)
D. Ethical Issues
The three main
ethical concerns of research studies are autonomy, beneficence, and justice.
Autonomy recognizes the participant is capable of giving informed consent. This
includes a thorough explanation of the benefits and risks. Beneficence includes
protecting the participant’s privacy and confidentiality, providing information
that may arise during the course of the study to protect or prevent harm and
maintaining the safety of the participant. Justice provides compensation for
the participation in the study in the event they were in a group that did not
receive the best treatment or in the event that their condition worsened as a
result of the study. (Callahan & Hobbs, October)
D1. Issues
Vulnerable
populations include various ethnic groups, the elderly, prisoners, handicapped
individuals, mentally ill or handicapped, prisoners, women, poverty stricken
and children. It is required that information is presented in a language that
is understandable to them. Confidentiality must be guaranteed, they have the
right to refuse or withdraw from the study at anytime. Any questions that are
asked by them must be answered in a manner that they understand. Under no
circumstances may they be harmed or exploited. (Gaines, 2006)
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Drug Calculations
http://www.dosagehelp.com/I found this link to be very helpful when studying. I hope it will benefit someone else.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
EBT1 TASK 3 Research Integration and Outcome Evaluation
EBT1
TASK 3 Research Integration and Outcome Evaluation
Victoria
Hart
Western
Governors University
A1. Procedure
The preoperative procedure of shaving
the operative site with a razor has been proven to be a source of surgery site
infections. Studies have shown shaving creates micro abrasions that permit
bacteria to penetrate the area and infect the wound. The CDC guidelines
recommend not removing the hair unless it will interfere with the procedure, if
the hair must be removed clipping immediately prior to the surgery is
recommended (Segal, C., 2006).
A2a.
Basis for Practice
The basis for
changing the method of removing hair at the operative site was due to the results
of much research on surgical site infections (SSI) as well as the
recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The
Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation (TJC). The Hospital Infection
Control Practices Advisory Committee published Guideline for Prevention of
Surgical Site Infection in 1999. TJC included reducing the risk of healthcare
associated infections as one of the national safety goals in 2008 (Waddington,
C., 2008).
At the hospital the
Infection Control, Performance Improvement, and Patient Safety committees made
the recommendation for the change from shaving the patient with razors to only
removing hair with clippers and only if necessary. The service line directors
of nursing and surgical surgery were responsible for implementing this change
after the approval of the hospital administration.
A2b.
Rationale
Antisepsis was introduced in 1860
and resulted in the transformation of surgery. The CDC National Nosocomial
Infections Surveillance (NNIS) began tracking nosocomial infections the 1970s.
Based on this data more trends were identified. SSIs are responsible for
approximately one third of all nosocomial infections (Mangram, Horan, Pearson,
Silver, & Jarvis, 1999).
Several
characteristics were identified as causative factors that increase the risk of
SSIs. Preoperative shaving was identified as one of those causes. Unlike
factors that cannot be modified such as the patient’s age changing the way a
patient is prepared for surgery can be altered.
A2c.
Explanation
Originally in the early nineteenth
century surgeons removed hair to prevent it from falling into the wound or to allow
them to visualize the operative area clearly. Later around 1850’s surgeons
removed the hair because they believed it caused infection from the bacteria
that inhabited the hair. In 1927, Dr. Walter Hughson recognized the risk of
shaving with a razor with his description of the condition of the operative
site being worse than if the hair remained present (Altman, 1983). The result
of a Nigerian study of third world country surgical practices conducted by
Adisa, Lawal, & Adejuyigbe in 2010 concluded that depilatory cream is safer
than razors. It was concluded by multiple studies depilatory cream can cause
skin irritation; therefore the 1999 CDC guideline excluded this method of hair
removal. The current recommendation in the United States is for no hair removal
or clipping immediately prior to surgery.
A3a.
Reference List
Adisa, A., Lawal, O., & Adejuyigbe, O. (2011).
Evaluation of two methods of preoperative hair removal and their relationship
to postoperative wound infection. Journal Of Infection In Developing
Countries, 5(10), 717-722.
Altman, L. K. (1983, June 21). The doctor's world;
shaving area of operation now seems dangerous. The New York Times.
Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/21/science/the-doctor-s-world-shaving-area-of-operation-now-seems-dangerous.html
Mangram, A. J., Horan, T. C., Pearson, M. L., Silver,
L. C., & Jarvis, W. R. (1999). Guideline for prevention of surgical site
infection. Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 20(4),
205-178.
Segal, C. (2006). OR special. Infection control:
start with skin. Nursing Management, 37(4), 46-52.
Waddington, C. (2008). Changing behavior: evidence
based practice supporting hair removal with clippers. ORL Head Neck Nurs,
26(4), 8-12.
A4.
Clinical Implications
Clinical
implications of shaving verses clipping may greatly reduce the rate of SSI
resulting in improved patient safety, shorter hospital stays and lower costs
for care. In each of the studies and literature reviewed the results were
significant in the difference between rates of infection with the patients
shaved with at razor as opposed to those clipped.
The comfort of
the patient with this practice is improved as the risk of micro abrasions are
decreased with clippers. The anxiety of the patient is substantially less in cases
that require hair removal in vulnerable areas such as the groin with clippers.
The cost to the
health care industry will be reduced as the cost of disposable razors is
eliminated. The cost of treating infections is reduced as a result of fewer
infections.
Areas of the hospital
impacted by this change are significant. The purchasing department must
research the cost of clippers; order the correct equipment whether it is
reusable or disposable as many patients require preoperative shaving and
removal of any kits containing razors. The nursing staff must be educated to
the new practice. This includes the operating staff and the surgical care unit
staff. Physicians must accept the evidence based recommendation that not all
patients have hair removal. Pre-operative printed educational literature for
patients must be changed to reflect the new process.
A5.
Procedural Changes
By removing the
practice of shaving surgical sites with razors infection rates will be
decreased. “The infectious rate was significantly higher in the manually shaven
than in the electrically clipped patients with an odds ratio of 3.25%” (Ko,
Lazenby, Zelano, Isom & Krieger, 1992). By decreasing wound infections,
patient discomfort, morbidity and cost of care will decrease significantly (Adisa,
Lawal, & Adejuyigbe, 2011). The CDC has recommended hair not be removed
unless absolutely necessary (Segal, 2006).
A cited study in
the Hospital Infection Control Practice Advisory Committee states SSI rates for
hair removal by razor was 5.6% as opposed to 0.6% rate for patients that had
hair removed with a depilatory cream or not removed. The timing of hair removal
is an important factor in SSI, shaving done greater than 34 hours before
surgery increased the rate more than 20%. Additional studies show hair removal
by any method increases infection rates. (Mangram, Horan, Pearson, Silver, &
Jarvis, 1999)
Based on the
research presented, by eliminating preoperative hair removal except when it
would interfere with the surgical procedure, we can significantly reduce SSI.
This will provide a greater safety to the patient, a cost savings to the
organization and increased revenue to the hospital.
A6.
Stakeholders
Once
administration has approved the evidence based practice recommended change,
department managers must be informed and educated to the rationale of changing
the procedure. Beginning with the purchasing department, the necessary equipment
must be obtained. They must understand the desired practice change to identify
the proper equipment and help establish a time line and what education may be
necessary. The education department will provide educational in-services to
explain the change to the nursing staff. They will need all of the evidence to
create the necessary education to the staff. The staff must understand and
accept the change. The front line staff is the one educating and helping
patients understand their surgical care. The medical staff director will
provide education and buy-in from the physicians and surgeons. Infection
Control nurses can be influential in providing up to date statistics of our
SSIs with easy to read graphs and posters in strategically located places. By
showing the trend of lower SSIs acceptance of the change will be increased.
B1.
Translation of Research
Shaving the
operative site has been a practice in hospitals as far back as the nineteenth
century. It has been noted by many great practitioners that bacteria inhabit
the hair and has a role in causing infection. This particular practice is
clearly understood and the theory has been proven in many medical studies. What
may be difficult is explaining to others why the practice of not removing the
hair is the best method of infection prevention. A PowerPoint presentation with
statistics, photos, and references will be the best method of translating the
research to others. Creating a multidisciplinary team to disseminate the
information to other departments will assist synthesizing the conclusions and
recommendations into our organizational procedure. By creating a team to
institute this change the understanding at difference levels and in various
departments will be more effective.
B2.
Barriers
Possible barriers
to instituting this change based on the evidence-based study are physician
refusal to accept the change in practice. Shaving the hair from a surgical site
has been done for centuries, beginning with a straight razor. Physicians that
have a routine may be resistant to change believing it may hinder their outcome
or impair their ability to perform the operation. Nursing staff may be hesitant
to accept the change due to lack of understanding the research and evidence
fearing they may impair their patient’s outcome. Operating room staff may be
concerned with delays due to the surgical site possibly needing to be clipped.
In any situation
involving change people can be resistive; in the operating room confidence in
the accuracy of the research is paramount to accepting new procedures.
B3.
Strategies.
Communication,
understanding and education are the key strategies to help institute a change. A
gradual transition by providing old and new methods of hair removal and
recommendations to avoid hair removal if at all possible will make the change
easier to implement. Department champions are able to gain acceptance within
departments as they are trusted peers.
B4.
Application of Findings
SSIs are responsible for approximately one third of all
nosocomial infections (Mangram, Horan, Pearson, Silver, & Jarvis, 1999).
The CDC guidelines recommend not removing the hair unless it will interfere
with the procedure, if the hair must be removed clipping immediately prior to
the surgery is recommended (Segal, C., 2006). TJC included reducing the risk of
healthcare associated infections as one of the national safety goals in 2008
(Waddington, C., 2008). By decreasing wound infections, patient discomfort,
morbidity and cost of care will decrease significantly (Adisa, Lawal, &
Adejuyigbe, 2011). Based on the evidence presented over the last couple of
decades it has been shown the age old practice of shaving hair from the
operative site has a direct impact on SSIs. Current practice recommendation
guidelines written 1999 from Hospital infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee have been implemented by the accreditation committee TJC. “The Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MS will continue to work
collaboratively through consensus processes, such as those of the Hospital
Quality Alliance(HQA), National Quality Forum (NQF), and the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), to coordinate measures and
implementation of the Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program” (CMS Hospital Pa
y-for-Performance Workgroup , 2007).
References
Adisa, A., Lawal, O., & Adejuyigbe, O. (2011).
Evaluation of two methods of preoperative hair removal and their relationship to
postoperative wound infection. Journal Of Infection In Developing Countries,
5(10), 717-722.
CMS Hospital Pa y-for-Performance Workgroup U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services. (2007). Medicare hospital value-based purchasing plan development (1st
Public Listening Session). Retrieved from website:
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/downloads/hospital_VBP_plan_issues_paper.pdf
Freshwater, D. (2003). Understanding and
implementing clinical nursing research. Blackwell Publishing, Ltd.,
Retrieved from http://www.icn.ch/images/stories/documents/networks/Research/48751_4th_proof.pdf
Ko, W., Lazenby, W., Zelano, J., Isom, O., &
Krieger, K. (1992). Effects of shaving methods and intraoperative irrigation on
suppurative mediastinitis after bypass operations. The Annals Of Thoracic
Surgery, 53(2), 301-305.
Mangram, A. J., Horan, T. C., Pearson, M. L., Silver,
L. C., & Jarvis, W. R. (1999). Guideline for prevention of surgical site
infection. Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology, 20(4),
205-178.
Segal, C. (2006). OR special. Infection control:
start with skin. Nursing Management, 37(4), 46-52.
Tanner, J., & Khan, D. (2008). Surgical site
infection, preoperative body washing and hair removal. Journal Of
Perioperative Practice, 18(6), 232.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Influenza Vaccination EBT1 Task 1
Influenza Vaccination EBT1
Task 1
Victoria Hart
Western Governors University
Critique
of a Nursing Research Article
A1. Article
Friedl,
A. A., Aegerter, C. C., Saner, E. E., Meier, D. D., & Beer, J. J. (2012).
An intensive 5-year-long influenza vaccination campaign is effective among
doctors but not nurses. Infection, 40(1), 57-62.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0193-6
A2. Graphic
(A2)
Background Information
|
The stated
purpose of the article was to increase vaccination rates among physicians and
nurses in the hospital setting. Specific interventions, education and
availability, were put in place for five years. Vaccination rates were
tracked for a targeted group, physicians and nurses. The study was conducted
in a teaching hospital for the intervention time frame, 2003-2007, and for a
follow-up time period, 2008-2009. During the study there was an avian
influenza threat, 2005, and the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, the data showed an
increase in vaccination in both groups, significantly higher with physician
vaccination.
|
(A2)
Review of Literature
|
Multiple
reputable references provide statistics and facts during the time period of
this study. Influenza risks, as well as the risks and benefits of influenza vaccination
are well presented as evidence of the problem in the introduction; however
there is not a separate review by the author after the introduction and
before the methodology. The researches in this article reference material
spanning when the collection of data began in 2003 and concluded in 2009
providing current supportive information.
|
(A2)
Methodology
|
This longitudinal
quantitative descriptive study of the sample group compared annual rates
between physicians and nurses. The statistics analyzed included the number of
individuals vaccinated and the rationale for the staffs’ decision to either
accept or decline the vaccination.
|
(A2)
Data Analysis
|
The
researchers started with a quantitative study using a descriptive design and
expanded this into a more complex correlational design by expanding the
analysis of the data from the effectiveness of interventions to the effect of
the Avian Influenza and H1N1 out breaks during the study. The researchers
further analyzed the data to determine which group of staff vaccination
increased with interventions and rated the arguments given for non-responding
nurses.
|
(A2)
Conclusion
|
Results
were summarized and the overall conclusion was clearly stated. The
vaccination rate did not significantly increase with the interventions
overall, there were higher vaccination rates during the avian and H1N1
outbreaks. The study showed the vaccination rate for the physician group did
increase with the intervention; however it did not increase the rate with
nurses. There was a flaw in the design of the study; staff that may have been
vaccinated elsewhere were not accounted in the total vaccination rate. The
number one reason nurses gave for not receiving the vaccination was a fear of
the side effects. The main reason given for vaccination was perception of
severity of illness as evidenced by the rate increase for the years of the
Avian and H1N1 Influenza outbreaks.
|
A 3. Analysis of Five Areas
Based on the data collected and
presented in this study, an accurate conclusion by the researchers has been
made. This conclusion is further supported in their referenced literature from
similar studies in Europe. In addition to the intended study, vaccination data
from the Avian and H1N1 Influenza outbreaks during the study period provided
supplementary information regarding motivating factors for vaccination, and a
comparison of vaccination rates. It is feasible the lack of data about the
staff that may have received their vaccination from other providers skewed
their results; this possibility was stated in the research literature. Taking
into account the possibility the data did not include all of the vaccinated
staff the results still correlate with other similar studies in the region.
Unfortunately the data does support their hypothesis; it does however support
their conclusion.
A 4. Ethical Issues
Consent was obtained from the
Internal Review Board (IRB) of the hospital by the research team for this
study. Both clinical and non clinical staff were offered the influenza
vaccination with the same interventions therefore the opportunity to protect one’s
health was not discriminatory. Education, opportunity, and availability
provided were unbiased, financial disclosure of a grant to fund the study to
Jurg H Beer by the Swiss National Foundation of Science (SNFS) was provided.
Statistical analysis of the study was performed by an independent professor
that was not part of the research team thus eliminating bias.
A 5. Type of Research
Descriptive statistical methods were listed as
the primary method of research by the researchers. The rationale for this
method provided by the researchers was due to the lack of individual data and
the fact that some individuals were included in more than one campaign. This
was a retrospective, longitudinal study. There were seven identified periods of
time included in the research period that data was collected, analyzed and
compared for the final conclusion.
The data gathered was primary. This included actual
number of individuals vaccinated as well as survey questionnaires to identify
reasons the vaccine was declined and motivational factors leading to their
acceptance of the vaccination.
a. Appropriate type of
research? The type
of research was appropriate for this study. Other similar studies utilized this
method of research. A control group that was not offered the incentives may
have provided a comparative end result to determine if the interventions
instituted were impactful in the decision of the group to accept vaccination.
B. Literature Search
B 1. Identification of a Nursing Problem
Influenza infection is a significant risk to
patient safety in the care setting. Unvaccinated healthcare staff can be a
source of nosocomial influenza infection to the patients and can create a
healthcare provider shortage if the healthcare provider becomes ill. One or
more interventions may provide an increase in the rate of vaccination among
healthcare providers.
B 2. Matrix
Evidence Matrix of 10 pieces of Primary Research on one Topic
related to Nursing
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Author
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Source
|
Date
|
Research Type
|
Population Sample Size
|
Outcome Measures
|
Pertinent Results Data
|
Suggested Conclusions
|
Comments
|
(Aegerter,
Beer, (Friedl, Meier, & Saner, 2011)
|
Infection,
CINAH
|
2011
|
Descriptive
statistical, longitudinal study
|
1687
participants;
From a
400 bed teaching hospital in Switzerland
|
Annual
vaccination rates for intervention period and observational follow-up period
|
Non-significant
increase during periods measured, doctors increased more that nurses
|
Vaccination
rates did not improve over the 7 year period study despite interventions.
Doctors slightly more receptive. Vaccination rates were higher during the
H1N1 outbreak
|
This
article provides data about the success of interventions to improve
vaccination rates of healthcare providers
|
(Center
for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012)
|
Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report,
CINAH
|
2012
|
Quantitative
descriptive study
|
2,348
healthcare personnel; from an internet survey
|
Vaccination
rates by occupation and location and reasons for not receiving vaccination
|
Increased
rates for those provided free vaccines, higher among doctors, main reasons
for not being vaccinated
|
Education,
promotion and easy access are need to increase vaccination rates among HCP
|
CMS to
require hospital vaccination rates beginning January 2013
|
(Fox, Harper,
Lin, Nowalk, Raymund, Tanis, Willis, & Zimmerman, 2009)
|
Infection
Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Medline
|
2009
|
Quantitative,
controlled longitudinal study
|
26,000+
non physician hospital employees from 11 acute care facilities in a large
health system
|
Efficacy
of interventions for improve vaccination rates among HCP
|
Interventions
differ among type of worker
|
Different
interventions are required to increase vaccination rates depending on the
position of the worker.
|
Accessibility
and incentives in controlled groups
|
(Osman,
2010)
|
Australian Journal Of Advanced Nursing, CINAH
|
2010
|
Cross-sectional
study
|
63
Emergency Department staff in Australia
|
Reason
for or against vaccination, intention of vaccination in the following year
|
The
main reason to receive the vaccine is to protect self, main reason to decline
vaccine is belief it will make them ill, main reason intend to receive
vaccine next season is to protect patients
|
Education
is needed to explain influenza and the vaccine benefits
|
Rationale
and likelihood of vaccination
|
(Johansen,
Stenvig, & Wey, 2011)
|
Public
Health Nursing, CINAHL
|
2011
|
Descriptive
correlation, random sample
|
193
RNs from North and South Dakota Board of Nursing
|
Mail
survey of nurses’ decision of vaccination or declination
|
False
beliefs were prevalent
|
Education
and marketing and employer’s support may increase vaccination rates
|
Nurses
decision making rationales
|
(Abramson,
Avni, Levi, & Miskin, 2010)
|
Annals
of Family Medicine, Medline
|
2010
|
longitudinal,
quantitative, descriptive and controlled
|
344
healthcare workers with direct patient contact in a community clinics
|
Control
group of 13 clinics with no intervention, 14 clinic with interventional
measures
|
Vaccination
rates of clinics with interventions were significantly greater than the
control clinics
|
Interventions
such as education and promotion are effective
|
Educational
effects on vaccination
|
(Brusaferro,
Calligaris, Farneti, Faruzzo, Fiappo, Panariti, & Turello, 2009)
|
Infection,
Medline
|
2009
|
Retrospective
quantitative, longitudinal design
|
473
Healthcare workers in a northern Italy 286 bed teaching hospital
|
Education
and information of where to receive vaccination mailed
|
Intervention
significantly increase vaccination rates
|
Providing
easy access is helpful but other interventions are necessary
|
Media
influence of vaccination rates
|
(Hubble,
Richards, & Zonteck, 2011)
|
Pre-Hospital
Emergency Care, Medline
|
2011
|
Cross
sectional survey
|
601
EMS professionals in North Carolina
|
Vaccination
status and beliefs about the virus and vaccine
|
Vaccination
rates poor due to lack of education about misconceptions and lack of employer
requirements
|
Employers
should promote and educate staff and possibly have policies on vaccination
|
Facilities
with policies have increased rates of vaccination
|
(Moore,
2009)
|
Business
and Leadership, CINAHL
|
2009
|
Nonexperimental,
retrospective survey
|
Sample
size was 2971 employees that declined the influenza vaccine
|
Reasons
healthcare workers declined the influenza vaccine
|
Major
of staff that declined listed the reason as “it will make me sick”
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Education
is necessary to increase acceptance of vaccination
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Implementation
of measures to increase vaccination based on reasons for declinations
|
(Ofstead,
Poland, Rhudy, & Tucker, 2010)
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Worldviews
on Evidence-Based Nursing,
CINAHL
|
2010
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Qualitative
descriptive interviews
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14 RNs
indicating would not or undecided about being vaccinated in following year
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Major
variable being measured were the view points of the nurses and factors
influencing their decision on vaccination
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The
author concluded these nurses viewed vaccination as a low priority for
prevention of influenza
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The
nurses felt that vaccination is a personal choice not an evidence based
intervention
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Mandatory
education
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B3. Review of Research Articles
B3a. Annotated bibliography.
Abramson,
Z., Avni, O., Levi, O., & Miskin, I. (2010). Randomized trial of a program
to increase staff influenza vaccination in primary care clinics. Annals of
Family Medicine, 8(4), 293-298.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.1132
In this
article the authors identified a lack of healthcare workers to accept seasonal
influenza vaccination despite the recommendations. This is a well documented
worldwide problem in the health care industry. The authors implemented
interventions in a random selection of 13 primary care community clinics in
Jerusalem, Israel. They collected data on all 27 community clinics. The
interventions were a lecture by a family physician, e-mail literature,
reminders, and personal contact. They conclude the interventions were
successful in increasing vaccination. The method of research was longitudinal,
quantitative, descriptive and controlled. This article is a credible source and
has current references to substantiate the information and recommendations. It
is concluded vaccination outreach programs can increase vaccination rates. It
is suggested more interventions than accessibility is required with specific
interventions required for targeted groups (Abramson, Avni, Levi & Miskin, 2010).
Brusaferro,
S. Chittaro, M., Turello, D., Calligaris, L., Farneti, F., Faruzzo, A., &
Fiappo, E. (2009). Impact of vaccinating HCWs on the ward and possible
influence of avian flu threat. Infection, 37(1), 29-33.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-008-8002-6
This
article evaluates the effectiveness of a vaccination program in an acute care
hospital in northern Italy. The longitudinal quantitative method included the
year Avian Flu was a threat. This inclusion provided additional insight into
the reasons healthcare providers opt for or against vaccination. A perception
of self protection was identified as a motivation with the increased media
coverage. Further data shows physician vaccination was significantly increase
as compared to nurses and ancillary workers. This study was credible and
provided current references to facts and other research (Brusafero, Calligaris,
Chittaro, Faruzzo, Fiappo, Panariti, & Turello, 2009).
Friedl,
A. A., Aegerter, C. C., Saner, E. E., Meier, D. D., & Beer, J. J. (2012).
An intensive 5-year-long influenza vaccination campaign is effective among
doctors but not nurses. Infection, 40(1), 57-62.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0193-6
This
article is a descriptive statistical, longitudinal study of vaccination rate in
a Switzerland teaching hospital. A period of 7 years that include the Avian and
H1N1 influenza outbreaks were within this time period allowing for the
inclusion of additional data. Various methods of incentives were applied during
the first 5 years of the study followed by a follow up of 2 years. This was not
an optimal study as the same groups studied were not included in the entire
study. The results however of the effectiveness of the interventions instituted
did show an increase in the rate of physician accepting vaccination. Reasons
for declination analyzed are similar to other referenced research that was
current with this study (Friedl, Meier, Saner, 2011).
Hubble,
M. W., Zontek, T. L., & Richards, M. E. (2011). Predictors of influenza
vaccination among emergency medical services personnel. Prehospital
Emergency Care, 15(2), 175-183.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2010.541982
This
article studies the vaccination rates of emergency medical services personnel
(EMS) in North Carolina (NC). The study was a retrospective, cross-sectional
survey of EMS personnel in NC. The reference material in the article was
current with the period of the study. The design by authors of this study is
very inclusive and thorough. The conclusions drawn were similar to other
studies of subject, education and promotion is necessary to improve vaccination
rates (Hubble, Richards, & Zonteck, 2011).
Influenza
vaccination coverage among health-care personnel - 2011-12 influenza season,
United States. (2012). MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 61753-757.
This
article is published on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
website. The CDC has determined that vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP)
can reduce influenza. The CDC surveyed a variety of HCP, physicians, nurses,
dentists, ancillary staff, such as food service, environmental and laboratory
staff via the internet for a quasi-experimental quantitative methodological
designed study. The conclusion drawn is the overall coverage of vaccination is
greatest among physicians. The rate of vaccination was higher in organizations
that promoted vaccination and the most popular reason for declination of the
vaccine was “the belief that they did not need it” (CDC, 2012).
Johansen,
L., Stenvig, T., & Wey, H. (2012). The Decision to Receive Influenza
Vaccination Among Nurses in North and South Dakota. Public Health Nursing,
29(2), 116-125. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00966.x
In this
article the authors describe the rational of the decision to accept or decline
influenza vaccination by nurses in North and South Dakota. The design used was
a descriptive correlational design with a random sample of registered nurses
taken from the licensing board. This is a credible study with ample current
references. The conclusion drawn is similar to other studies of this subject,
education and promotion does help improve vaccination rates (Johansen, Stenvig,
& Wey, 2011).
Moore, B. (2009). Why health care workers decline
influenza vaccination. AAOHN Journal, 57(11), 475-478.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/08910162-20091027-02
This is a
non-experimental, retrospective methodological designed study to determine the
reason why staff declined the influenza vaccination. This is a credible study
with current reliable references. The purpose of this study was to identify
methods to improve the vaccination rate. The study included all 8,537 adult
employees of all positions in a Texas hospital for the influenza vaccination
2007 - 2008. Based on the results of the data, interventions were implemented
to increase vaccination. It was concluded that despite efforts to provide
education, availability and promotion only 52% of the staff accepted the
vaccination. The employer mandated the vaccination in August of 2009. Only
exemptions were for health contra-indications signed by a physician, or
religious restrictions (Moore, 2009).
Osman,
A. (2010). Reasons for and barriers to influenza vaccination among healthcare
workers in an Australian emergency department. Australian Journal of
Advanced Nursing, 27(3), 38-43.
The author
of this article used a cross-sectional study to review attitudes and beliefs of
staff in an Australian emergency Department. The references were current to the
time of the study. The references in this article were creditable, among those
referenced were the Center for Disease Control and the World Health
Organization. The author concludes education and promotion does help combat
reasons staff decline as evidenced by the intentions reported by the
respondents. The reasons cited in this study are similar to the other studies
on this subject (Osman, 2010).
Rhudy,
L., Tucker, S., Ofstead, C., & Poland, G. (2010). Personal choice or
evidence-based nursing intervention: nurses' decision-making about influenza
vaccination. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 7(2), 111-120.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6787.2010.00190.x
This
article focuses on the reason nurses’ vaccination rates are among the lowest
worldwide. The authors of this study conducted interviews of RNs either
undecided or declining vaccination. Out of 170 invited to participate only 14
nurses actually participated. The resulting reasons for declining began with
feelings that vaccination was not a priority; overall good health and hand
washing were sufficient protection against the flu. “Autonomy, choice, and
skepticism of the effectiveness” were reasons for not being supportive of
mandatory vaccination. The conclusion drawn by the researchers was the view of
the nurses does not view influenza vaccination as a patient safety issue but
rather a personal choice issue. References used for this study are current and support
the conclusion given by the authors. Education is extremely important to help
change the viewpoint of the nurses that are declining vaccination (Ofstead,
Poland, Rhudy, & Tucker, 2010).
Zimmerman,
R., Nowalk, M., Lin, C., Raymund, M., Fox, D., Harper, J., &. Willis, B.
(2009). Factorial design for improving influenza vaccination among employees of
a large health system. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 30(7),
691-697. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/598343
This
article describes a large factorial design study with a baseline and group
specific interventions. Based on surveys obtained from staff and rates from
databases interventions were tailored to target specific groups, clinical and
non clinical and different geological locations. This study was published in
the Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Journal. The literature and
articles referenced by the authors were both current and relative to the study.
The conclusion is similar to other studies of this subject (Fox, Harper, Lin,
Nowalk, Raymund, Tanis, Willis, & Zimmerman, 2009).
B3b. Efficacy. The researchers presented a very reliable case
for the necessity of interventions by the employer to increase vaccination
among health care workers (HCW). It is well documented and accepted through the
research and references the importance of seasonal influenza vaccination to
reduce hospital acquired infection by both the patients and HCW, to prevent or
reduce the transmission to family and community members by HCW, and to reduce
lost time of staff within the healthcare setting. All of the research reviewed
included measures to increase awareness, education the staff, and increase
availability of the vaccine by the employers. Despite these efforts vaccination
rates still remain low. The research shows this problem is not limited to the
United States, it is a worldwide issue.
The researchers have collectively taken into account
the reasons for declination and addressed those with interventions in following
years. Education, availability, promotional efforts, and policies have shown
effective in increasing vaccination rates in subsequent years. However unless
the organizations adopt a mandatory vaccination policy it is doubtful that
significant increases can be achieved.
B3c. Tools. The primary tool the researchers
used were surveys for the reasons the vaccine was declined. Actual vaccination
tallies were used for all but one of the studies for the rates of vaccination.
Statistics were analyzed by position and location for most of the articles.’
B3d. Effect on
results. The
surveys the researchers used could have an effect on the results. If the survey
had a limited amount of selections there may not have been an accurate
representation of the reasons for declinations. Data that was self reported for
vaccination will not be as accurate as the data that was obtained from actual
vaccination records.
B4. Evidence
Summary
All of the articles reviewed concluded interventions
by the employer are necessary to increase vaccination among HCW. Promotion by
the employer by posters, e-mails, letters in paycheck mailings, one on one
invitation by key supervisory personnel, education by the use of literature,
lectures by experts in infection control, financial incentives such as bonuses,
free vaccinations, drawings or lotteries, and increased availability by
providing the vaccine to every area during all hours every day have increased
coverage. The primary intervention concluded by all of the articles reviewed
was education is needed to improve vaccination coverage. The results of the
articles that provided a breakdown by position revealed highest vaccination
coverage was of physicians. This supports the conclusion increased education is
an importation incentive in increasing vaccination rates.
The use of declination forms allows organizations to
analyze and devise a strategy to address those rationales by the staff
declining. By the use of education to dispel misconceptions and
misunderstandings it may be possible to meet the goal of the Healthy People
2020. The objective is to require all health care employers (HCE) to have 90%
of HCW vaccinated by 2020. Based on the recommendation of the National Vaccine
Advisory Committee, if healthcare organizations are not able to achieve this
goal they may need to consider vaccination required by the employer (National
Vaccine Advisory Committee, 2012).
B5. Recommendation
Based on all of the reviewed literature education
has been effective in increasing the vaccination rates of HCW. One of my recommendations
for a nursing strategy to improve vaccination rates is to mandate educational
programs ((Ofstead, Poland, Rhudy, & Tucker, 2010). This includes
initiatives that emphasize patient safety, prevention of transmission of the
flu and misconceptions of the vaccine. Active promotion by the organization
with emphasis on the importance of vaccination (Skourti & Stathopoulou,
2010) will increase awareness and address beliefs that the vaccination is not
important. Accessibility of the vaccine is another cited barrier. Making the
vaccine available to all HCW during their hours of work and at their location
can overcome this barrier (Fox, Harper, Lin, Nowalk, Raymund, Tanis, Willis,
Zimmerman, 2009)
B6. Theoretical
Models
Theory is a means of understanding a situation and
explaining that perception to others. The theoretical framework used in
creating evidenced practice is effective by utilizing evidence from a variety
of research studies. In nursing the use of theoretical models has been
effective in guiding evidenced based practices. The ten articles reviewed could
be used to create a theoretical model by presenting the combined concepts of
these studies and interventions. My review of the results of the research
studies repeatedly reveals HCW vaccination rates are disappointingly low
worldwide. All of the research studies reviewed provides references that
validate the risk of nosocomial influenza infection within the healthcare
setting. Surveys of attitudes, beliefs, and reasons of those that decline
vaccination are repeated in each of the research studies. The conclusions
repeatedly result in recommendations for an increase in education, promotion,
and availability as means to increase vaccination among HCW. As a nursing
measure to protect patients this research could be used to create a theoretical
framework to change core beliefs or perceptions from viewing vaccination as
unimportant or ineffective to a means of providing patient safety through
education. By eliminating barriers such as availability, health care employers
could adopt a best practice of vaccination.
References
Abramson,
Z., Avni, O., Levi, O., & Miskin, I. (2010). Randomized trial of a program
to increase staff influenza vaccination in primary care clinics. Annals of
Family Medicine, 8(4), 293-298.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.1132
Brusaferro,
S. Chittaro, M., Turello, D., Calligaris, L., Farneti, F., Faruzzo, A., &
Fiappo, E. (2009). Impact of vaccinating HCWs on the ward and possible
influence of avian flu threat. Infection, 37(1), 29-33.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-008-8002-6
Friedl,
A. A., Aegerter, C. C., Saner, E. E., Meier, D. D., & Beer, J. J. (2012).
An intensive 5-year-long influenza vaccination campaign is effective among
doctors but not nurses. Infection, 40(1), 57-62.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0193-6
Hubble,
M. W., Zontek, T. L., & Richards, M. E. (2011). Predictors of influenza
vaccination among emergency medical services personnel. Prehospital
Emergency Care, 15(2), 175-183.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2010.541982
Influenza
vaccination coverage among health-care personnel - 2011-12 influenza season,
United States. (2012). MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 61753-757.
Johansen,
L., Stenvig, T., & Wey, H. (2012). The Decision to Receive Influenza
Vaccination Among Nurses in North and South Dakota. Public Health Nursing,
29(2), 116-125. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00966.x
Moore,
B. (2009). Why health care workers decline influenza vaccination. AAOHN
Journal, 57(11), 475-478.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/08910162-20091027-02
National
Vaccine Advisory Committee. (2012, February 08). Recommendations on
strategies to achieve the healthy people 2020 annual influenza vaccine coverage
goal for health care personnel. Retrieved from
http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/influenza_subgroup_final_report.pdf
Osman,
A. (2010). Reasons for and barriers to influenza vaccination among healthcare
workers in an Australian emergency department. Australian Journal of
Advanced Nursing, 27(3), 38-43.
Rhudy,
L., Tucker, S., Ofstead, C., & Poland, G. (2010). Personal choice or
evidence-based nursing intervention: nurses' decision-making about influenza
vaccination. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 7(2), 111-120.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6787.2010.00190.x
Stathopoulou,
H., & Skourti, I. (2010). Health care workers' participation in influenza
vaccination programs. Application of the PRECEDE- PROCEED mode. Health
Science Journal, 4(3), 142-148
Zimmerman,
R., Nowalk, M., Lin, C., Raymund, M., Fox, D., Harper, J., &. Willis, B.
(2009). Factorial design for improving influenza vaccination among employees of
a large health system. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 30(7),
691-697. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/598343
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