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GENERAL RESOURCES

IRUN Curriculum Framework

The IRUN Curriculum Framework:
​A Guide to Integrating Content in Prelicensure Nursing Practice

This document serves as a guide for nursing faculty on integrating immunization content into a curriculum. Faculty are encouraged to assess existing curricula and incorporate appropriate elements. 

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COMING SOON

Case Studies

The case studies can be used to meet the needs of diverse curricula. An individual scenario may be inserted into a presentation to emphasize a teaching point or an entire set may be used for a class.

​​Part 1: Patient Encounter (Pediatric)

• Vaccine Storage and Handling
• Pain, Communication, and Site and Needle Selection
• Simultaneous Administration
• Educating the Parent using Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
• Vaccine Contraindications and Precautions 

​Part 2:  Patient Encounter (Pediatric)—Healthy Infants, Children and Adolescents 

• Using CDC Recommended Child/Adolescent Immunization Schedule
• Assessment of Immunization History
• Assessment of Doses as Valid or Not Valid
• Assessment of Vaccine Doses Needed Now and Future
• Use of Combination Vaccine
• Addressing Parent’s Concern on Vaccine Safety
• Addressing Parent’s Concern about HPV Vaccine

part 3: vaccine schedule (healthy pregnancy, healthy older adult, health care personnel)

• Use of CDC Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
• Assessment of an adult immunization history
• Assessment of doses as valid or not valid
• Assessment of vaccine doses needed today and at future visits
• Vaccines needed during pregnancy
• Vaccines needed prior to discharge
• Vaccine safety during pregnancy
• Vaccines recommended for healthy older adults
• Health care personnel vaccination requirements

Part 4: Vaccine Schedule (Using CDC Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule, Catch-up Schedule)

• Use of CDC Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule
• Use of the CDC Catch-up Immunization Schedule
• Assessing child’s immunization history
• Doses as valid or not valid
• Doses needed today and future visits

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Simulation Scenarios

These simulations may be used independently or added to existing simulations. The instructor may use them in a classroom role-play or as a stand-alone lab simulation.  Each scenario includes objectives; briefing guide with questions; detailed script and outline; debriefing guide with talking points; teaching tools and references.  These simulations are aimed at promoting critical thinking and enhancing communication skills.

The following scenarios were created to be flexible and fit within a variety of settings and simulation plans:

1. Adolescent HPV vaccination
2. Adult Vaccination/Flu Vaccine
3. Pediatric Vaccination/Simultaneous Administration

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Curriculum Mapping Tool 

The IRUN Curriculum Mapping Tool links the learning objectives of the 12 IRUN Framework topics to relevant courses within a nursing curriculum. The tool operationalizes the IRUN curriculum framework and serves as an inspiration or a starting point to curriculum revision efforts.