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Designed for nurses and student nurses who work with this group, this book covers interventions for infants and children as clients, as well as the family as a client. Each chapter examines the theoretical and research literature support for the invention and links to appropriate nursing diagnoses and outcomes. A case study is presented to illustrate how each intervention is used in nursing practice. Implications for further research are presented with the goal of advancing nursing science by stimulating further study of nursing interventions.
Immunization/Vaccination Administration
Immunization/Vaccination Administration
Immunizations are a proven intervention for the prevention of childhood disease. Nevertheless, a resurgence of measles and rubella in the late 1980s and early 1990s emphasized the problem of nonimmunized or underimmunized preschool-aged children in the United States. The number of measles cases reported in 1990 was the highest in 13 years (Center for Disease Control [CDC], 1991). Rubella had been nearly eradicated in the United States before 1991, when 1401 cases were identified (CDC, 1994c). Seventy-two percent of the measles cases and 16% to 23% of the rubella cases involved children under the age of 5 years (CDC, 1991, 1994c). Although the United States continues to have a high percentage of adequately vaccinated 5-year-olds (97 or 98%) complying with laws for ...
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