Cochrane Review: Influenza Vaccine for COPD Patients

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Nursing Midwifery Board Registered Nurse Standards for Practice
Since, the review focuses on the importance of administration of Influenza vaccine with
the COPD patients, there are nursing considerations taken into account while administering the
vaccine in order to get an improved health outcome. Every healthcare professionals including
nurses are expected to follow certain recommendations and guidelines while delivering treatment
and care in order to get an improved health outcome. While administering influenza vaccine in
the patients with COPD, nurses must focus on some key areas and practice by aligning with the
nursing standards for facilitating the delivery of an effective and enhanced nursing care.
Therefore, it can be stated that the Cochrane review builds a link between the nursing
interventions and the effective administration of vaccine in the patients with COPD. There are
considerations that are taken into account while administering vaccine. According to the
Standard 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Standards Board of Australia (NMBA), Registered
Nurses (RN) must think critically and analyses their practice by accessing the best available
evidences that gives conclusive research findings (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2019). RNs
should develop their practice by reflecting their experiences, knowledge ad actions to achieve an
improved health outcome. The nurse must also monitor and document all the vitals of the
patients and plan the care process accordingly. According to the standard 2 of the NMBA, a RN
must engage the patients in professional and therapeutic relationship by developing and
maintaining a nurse patient relationship. They must consider the patients autonomy and also
recognize their decision and respect them to get an improved health outcome thereby increasing
patient’s satisfaction (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2019). Thus, it can stated that the above

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nursing codes are linked with the review on the importance of administering influenza vaccine in
the people with COPD.
Background
The administration of Influenza vaccine for COPD is recommended in the COPD
guidelines supported by evidences from the observational studies conducted with the older
population. The study population was set with near about 150,000 older people and it was found
that the vaccinated older people had a reduced hospitalization rate of about 32% and also a
reduction of 50% in the mortality rate. It was also found in the above study that people with
chronic lung disease vaccinated showed a reduction of 50% n hospitalizations and 70% reduction
in death rates.
The part of the review that is identified important for the nursing students are the
administration of vaccine according to proper guidelines for an improved health outcome and the
importance of the vaccine administration and the outcomes that are expected out of it in the
COPD patients. The nurses are required to possess the core competencies and an appropriate
skill set in order to identify and access the issues regarding patients suffering from COPD.
Having proper knowledge and experience helps the nurses to avoid or prevent any complications
and adverse effects from occurring and also reduces medical errors thereby improving health
outcome of the patients.
Objectives
For the people suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), it is
highly recommended to use Influenza vaccines based on evidences from observations study with