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Increasing Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Adults 65 And Older: The Development And Implementation Of A Pneumococcal Vaccine Administration And Documentation Protocol For A Small Primary Care Practice., Marina M. Ecklund
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Nursing Master Project Publications
This project focuses on the development of a protocol to increase administration and documentation of pneumococcal vaccination among patient 65 years and older in a primary care practice setting. The project entails reviewing immunization records of all patients age ≥ 65 years at Appletree Bay Primary Care (ABPC) practice to determine current pneumococcal vaccination rates among the specified age group within the practice. A single trial vaccination clinic was it established in collaboration with the Vermont Family Pharmacy wherein patients were contacted by phone by the primary investigator, informed that they may be due for one or more pneumococcal vaccination …