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Improving Pneumonia Immunization Rates Among Adult Residents Of A Long-Term Care Facility., Salma Hegazi

Doctor of Nursing Practice Papers

Background: Pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in long-term care facility (LTCF) residents (Stamm et al., 2020). Vaccination of LTCF residents is a reasonable prevention strategy, (Andre et al., 2018; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2020; Kaiser Family Foundation, 2019). Improving immunization rates among LTCF residents remains to be a challenge (Rehm et al., 2012; Stamm et al., 2020).

Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement (Q.I.) project is to improve the pneumococcal pneumonia immunization rates at an LTCF in Louisville, KY.

Methods: A review of each residents' medical record to obtain immunization status, evaluating the …

Particulate Matter Exposure And Community-Acquired Pneumonia Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults With Pneumococcal Pneumonia: Incidence Study (Happi) Participants., Jack Anthony Pfeiffer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The role of air pollution as an agent of elevated morbidity and mortality has come under increasingly intense scrutiny in recent years. As the body of literature grows, so too does our understanding of how extensive the harm of such pollutants can be. Particulate matter (PM) particularly harmful due to its small size, ability to travel great distance while airborne, and capacity to infiltrate numerous bodily systems, often to the detriment of those exposed. Besides being associated with increased mortality risk in more heavily exposed populations, PM exposure has also been associated with complications in the respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous …