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Strong Recommendation Towards Hpv Vaccination, Danielle Bogue
Strong Recommendation Towards Hpv Vaccination, Danielle Bogue
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Risk of future HPV related cancers remains high in individuals unvaccinated against HPV, leading to too many people dying from this preventable cancer. However, primary care providers’ strong recommendation to vaccinate and family education about HPV and vaccine efficacy have a positive impact on a family’s decision to vaccinate. The setting for this project was a Midwest suburban family healthcare practice. This process was implemented by providing the guardian with a handout, a short video on HPV, a question and answer period with the provider, and ended with the provider giving a strong recommendation towards HPV vaccination. Of the 35 …
Assessing The Effectiveness Of A Quality Improvement Intervention To Decrease Missed Opportunities For Human Papillomavirus Vaccination At A Nurse Managed Health Center, Maria Medina-Calvo
Assessing The Effectiveness Of A Quality Improvement Intervention To Decrease Missed Opportunities For Human Papillomavirus Vaccination At A Nurse Managed Health Center, Maria Medina-Calvo
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Purpose: To decrease the number of missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccine eligible patients seeking healthcare in a Nurse Managed Health Center. Background & Significance: Human papillomavirus genital infection has inflicted nearly 79 million Americans. Annually, about 14 million newly infected individuals are identified, with noted predominance in teens and young adults, and of this number approximately 19,200 females and 11,600 males receive a cancer diagnosis as a result of the human papillomavirus infection. The incidence of infections can be reduced with a human papillomavirus vaccine, but only about 63% of females and even fewer males initiate the human papillomavirus …