Objectives
a. Assess the patient/caregiver’s literacy level and apply appropriate communication methods/materials.
b. Locate evidence-based information and resources for communicating with parents and patients about vaccines.
c. Recommend credible sources of vaccine information.
d. Recognize the patient’s attitudes and beliefs about immunization that may lead to religious or philosophical exemption from immunization.
e. Recognize how nurses’ personal attitudes and beliefs affect communication about immunization.
f. Communicate clear, concise messages about the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the risks and benefits of vaccination using resources such as vaccine information statements (VISs).
g. Describe the requirements for the use of VISs.
h. Describe the nursing roles related to communication: risk manager, communicator, educator, advocate, records manager, and lifelong learner.
b. Locate evidence-based information and resources for communicating with parents and patients about vaccines.
c. Recommend credible sources of vaccine information.
d. Recognize the patient’s attitudes and beliefs about immunization that may lead to religious or philosophical exemption from immunization.
e. Recognize how nurses’ personal attitudes and beliefs affect communication about immunization.
f. Communicate clear, concise messages about the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases and the risks and benefits of vaccination using resources such as vaccine information statements (VISs).
g. Describe the requirements for the use of VISs.
h. Describe the nursing roles related to communication: risk manager, communicator, educator, advocate, records manager, and lifelong learner.
Resources
Web pages
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)–healthychildren.org
American Nurses Association (ANA) Immunize–Patient Education
CDC Vaccines and Immunizations
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia–Vaccine Education Center
Families Fighting Flu (FFF)
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (Pkids) Online–Immunizations
Voices for Vaccines–Tools
American Nurses Association (ANA) Immunize–Patient Education
CDC Vaccines and Immunizations
- For Parents of Preteens and Teens (7 through 18 Years Old)
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/prevent-diseases/provider-resources-factsheets-teens.html - Healthcare Providers/Professionals
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.htm - Instructions for Using VISs
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/about/required-use-instructions.html - Making the Vaccine Decision
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/vaccine-decision/index.html - Patient Education
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/patient-ed.html - Provider Resources for Vaccine Conversations with Parents
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/conv- materials.html
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia–Vaccine Education Center
Families Fighting Flu (FFF)
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (Pkids) Online–Immunizations
Voices for Vaccines–Tools
handouts
CDC Vaccines and Immunizations website–Talking with Parents about Vaccines for Infants: Strategies for Health Care Professionals
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) website–Reliable Sources of Immunization Information
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) website–Reliable Sources of Immunization Information
Journal articles
- Dempsey AF, Pyrzanowski J, Lockhart S, Campagna E, Barnard J, O’Leary ST. Parents’ perceptions of provider communication regarding adolescent vaccines. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2016;12(6):1469–1475.
- Edwards KM, Hackell JM, Committee on Infectious Diseases, Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine. Countering vaccine hesitancy. Pediatrics. 2016:e20162146.
- Kempe A, O’Leary ST, Kennedy A, Crane LA, Allison MA, Beaty BL, Hurley LP, Brtnikova M, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Stokley S. Physician response to parental requests to spread out the recommended vaccine schedule. Pediatrics. 2015:peds–2014.
- Smith MJ, Marshall GS. Navigating parental vaccine hesitancy. Pediatric annals. 2010;39(8):476–482.
lEARNING mODULES
NURSING INITIATIVE PROMOTING IMMUNIZATION TRAINING (NIP-IT)
- Module 3: Vaccine Concerns
- Module 4: Nursing Roles–Nurse Role as Communicator
VIDEO
CDC Vaccines and Immunizations website–#HowIRecommend Vaccination Video Series
BOOKS
- American Academy of Pediatrics. Active and Passive Immunization. In: Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, Long SS, eds. Red Book: 2018 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 31st ed. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2018:1–111.
- Marshall G. Addressing Concerns about Vaccines. In: Marshall G. The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 5th ed. West Islip, NY: Professional Communications, Inc.; 2015:182–232.
- Marshall G. Standards, Principles, and Regulations. In: Marshall G. The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 5th ed. West Islip, NY: Professional Communications, Inc.; 2015:80–100.
- Ricci SS. Nursing Management of the Newborn. In: Ricci SS. Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women’s Health Nursing, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2017:585–644.
- Smith-Sayer K. Communicable Disease Control. In: Allender J, Rector C, Warner K, eds. Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health, 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:246–284.