Showing posts with label Vaccinations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vaccinations. Show all posts
May 14, 2011
H1N1 - Information For Nurses
ARCHIVED INFORMATION
H1N1 cases and deaths have decreased, and most indicators show that influenza activity on the whole is down to normal levels for mid-spring. The latest estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show about 130 million Americans - almost half the entire U.S. population - have been estimated to have either been infected with H1N1 or been vaccinated.
The monovalent H1N1 vaccine is safe, effective, and the best way to be protected from H1N1 influenza. Nurses should be vaccinated to protect themselves, their families, their patients, and their communities.
Vaccine is still available in many places, however emphasis now will be on the influenza vaccine campaigns for the 2010-11 influenza season that begins in September. The H1N1 strain will be a part of the trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine that nurses are urged to get every year.
All nurses - in any position of authority and any workplace - should advocate for and help develop a comprehensive plan for pandemic flu, know their role in those plans, and if interested in becoming a volunteer responder, should register now with an organized emergency response system.
ANA is working for nurses from the national perspective to ensure they are fully educated on the public health and medical implications and interventions. But ANA is also monitoring issues affecting nurses on the job, such as adequate protective equipment, available vaccines, surge capacity and ethical concerns, and reporting and sharing this with our national organization and government partners. ANA needs to hear from nurses on what will make their jobs easier, and how patients can be better served during the pandemic.
On this website, the ANA has consolidated some of the most pertinent information for nurses, including CDC's clinical guidance. Unless otherwise specified, all clinical guidance and recommendations are from the CDC.
See the Inside menu at the top of the column to the left for more about the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. CDC Vaccine Basics.......
Vaccines
Monitoring health problems after vaccination is essential to ensure vaccines are held to the highest standard of safety. Years of testing are required by law before a vaccine can be licensed. Once licensed and in use, vaccines are continuously monitored for safety and efficacy.
Vaccines
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Acellular Pertussis (DTaP)
- Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV)
- Rotavirus Vaccine
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Menactra® Meningococcal Vaccine
- Hepatitis B (Hep B) Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- HPV Vaccine Safety
- Multiple Vaccines and the Immune System
- Safety of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
- Syncope (Fainting) After Vaccination
- Thimerosal (Ethylmercury)
- Vaccine Adjuvants
- Vaccine Recalls
- Vaccine Safety
Scientific Articles
Davis RL, Kolczak M, Lewis E, Nordin J, Goodman M, Shay DK, Platt R, Black S, Shinefield H, Chen RT. Active surveillance of vaccine safety: a system to detect early signs of adverse events.
Epidemiology 2005;16(3): 336–341.Chen RT, DeStefano F, Davis RL, Jackson LA, Thompson RS, Mullooly JP, Black SB, Shinefield HR, Vadheim CM, Ward JI, Marcy SM. The Vaccine Safety Datalink: immunization research in health maintenance organizations in the USA.
[PDF--312.49 KB] Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000;78(2):186–194.Iskander J, Pool V, Zhou W, English-Bullard R; The VAERS Team. Data mining in the US using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
Drug Safety 2006;29(5):375–384.Lieu TA, Black SB, Ray P, Chellino M, Shinefield HR, Adler NE. Risk factors for delayed immunization among children in an HMO.
American Journal of Public Health 1994;84(10):1621–1625.Varricchio F, Iskander J, Destefano F, Ball R, Pless R, Braun MM, Chen RT. Understanding vaccine safety information from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004;23(4):287-294.Feb 22, 2011
Immunization Schedule Help
This reference might help you in answering your NCLEX questions regarding Immunization Schedule.
from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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