. Discussion Question:
The CDC and Healthy People 2020 continue to educate on the importance, the improved ease of access and insurance coverage for screenings and vaccinations. It is the responsibility of nurses to engage our ageing adults in self-advocating for services that benefit the individual and community health. How can you, as a registered nurse, impact older adults to encourage routine vaccination? What impact does this have on the community as a whole?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Title page and reference page do not count toward word count.
Learning Materials
Binkley, L. (2017). Bates’ guide to physical examination and history-taking (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 978-1469893419. Read Chapter 4. Review Chapter 7.
Book can be accessed through https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com sign on: michellemorganshc@yahoo.com password: 1Bubb@88
Additional Resources
Better Health While Aging. (2020). 26 recommended preventive health services for older adults: the Healthy Aging Checklist Part 5. http://betterhealthwhileaging.net/preventive-health-services-for-older-adults-healthy-aging-checklist-part5
Healthy People 2020. (2018). Immunization and infectious diseases. www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/immunization-and-infectious-diseases
