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A Practice Innovation To Improve Staff Vaccination Knowledge And Skills, Ijeoma Ugochukwu
A Practice Innovation To Improve Staff Vaccination Knowledge And Skills, Ijeoma Ugochukwu
Nursing Posters
Abstract:
The practice improvement project explored the best practices for equipping CentraCare Health System's (CCHS) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Medical Assistants' (CMAs) with childhood vaccination knowledge and communication skills necessary to educate hesitant patients and parents about the benefits of vaccination compliance. Innovative computer-based education (CBE) was identified and developed to empower LPNs and CMAs working in the ambulatory setting with childhood vaccination knowledge and communication skills to improve their ability to educate hesitant patients and parents about the benefits of vaccination. The CBE module was guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior in identifying vaccination knowledge and …