The Importance of Vaccination in Nurse-Parent Discussions

Discuss the reasons why the studies would or
would not be helpful in enabling a nurse to have
an informed discussion with parents about
immunisation for their children

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Doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and office workers all play an important part in
building and sustaining a practice-wide commitment to good vaccine communication and high
vaccination rates. You will all support parents by answering their questions, supplying
instructional resources, and ensuring that vaccination appointments are taken and held. When it
comes to vaccination, parents expect their child's healthcare providers to be the most reliable
source of knowledge. This is valid also with vaccine-averse parents who have considered
postponing one or two vaccines. As a result, you play a vital role in assisting parents in making
vaccination decisions for their children. I believe it is important to make parents understand the
need to take care of children. Despite the fact that parents often request vaccination information
from family members, colleagues, and directories, they regularly rate their child's doctor as the
most credible source of vaccine information. Your firm recommendation is important for vaccine
approval because of your special status.
Make your strong recommendation plain. If you think it would be more successful with that
parent, you should add a short supporting comment that uses a mixture of science and anecdote.
Discuss the effectiveness of vaccinations in protecting infants from someones fatal illnesses, or
share your own vaccination memories.
Using the following methods if parents reject immunizations against your firm advice and
conversation:
On your next appointment, bring up the topic of vaccination again and reiterate your firm advice.
Inform parents of vaccine-preventable illness clinical presentations, including early effects.
Remind parents to call ahead before taking their sick child to the doctor's office, pharmacy, or
emergency room so that health care providers can take action to prevent others. Explain that you
must take all reasonable steps to avoid contact with other patients while making an office
appointment with a sick child who has not had vaccines. Bacteria (proteins produced by the body
to combat disease) are passed on to babies by their mothers before they are born, providing
immunity against such diseases. Antibodies in breast milk appear to increase in breastfed infants.
However, the defense is only temporary in both situations. Immunization (vaccination) is a