Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Nurse practitioners in primary care are in a position to ensure their patients stay up to date on their early childhood vaccinations.Some parents have fears or concerns about vaccine safety and efficacy leading them to choose not to vaccinate their children.This paper identifies reasons parents decide not vaccinate their children and gives evidence based information to improve parents' confidence in the safety of vaccinations.Strategies are provided to promote parental education by nurse practitioners regarding the safety and importance of vaccinations.The goal is to reduce vaccinepreventable diseases outbreaks and their associated levels of morbidity and mortality in the US.
Author: Leanne M. Williams
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2259960672