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Icn Flu Vaccine Cocooning, Allison Bauer Bsn, Rn, Brittany Wolter Bsn, Rn, Jonathan Rind Bsn, Rn, Maggie Butaud Bsn, Rn, Sarah Dumovich Bsn,Rn, Tori Weishaar Bsn, Rn, Karli Wittenbach Bsn, Rn

Presentations

PICO Question

P (Population): Registered nurses in the CMH Intensive Care Nursery providing patient care.

I (Intervention): Electronic documentation of parent flu vaccine status. Include vaccine status reminder in pod huddle.

C (Comparison): Current practice

O (Outcome): Increase the percentage of families receiving the flu-vac

Aim Statement

The objective of this evidence based practice project is to increase the percentage of families receiving the flu vaccine from 83% to 85% by March of 2018

Influenza Vaccination In School-Aged Children, Isabella Jao, Chloe Mcfadin, Nica Nuguid, Dan Recinto, Kaitlin Van Ryn

Student Research Posters

Should schools in the United States require children between the ages of six months to 17 years to have flu vaccination shots? Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC), every flu season varies, and an influenza infection can affect people differently. Millions of people get the flu every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized, and thousands or tens of thousands of people die from flu-related causes every year. Everyone is at risk for influenza, but the highest risk lies within children who are …