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Protecting Healthcare Workers through Immunization...COMING SOON! (0 credit hours)

Abstract

Patient safety is the goal of immunization programs for health care facilities. Health care workers play an essential role in preventing the transmission of disease and immunity to diseases which are preventable by vaccine is essential. This program was developed to educate workers about the important requirements and regulations which were designed to protect them and the public from devastating disease.

This module will examine current immunization recommendations for all adults in working or volunteering in health care settings, and the rationale for each immunization. The importance of annual Influenza vaccine will be discussed. Learners will understand the importance of the maintenance of personal health records and responsibility for keeping immunizations up to date.

Author

Katherine Hand, RN, MSN, CIC
Katherine Hand received her BSN from The Ohio State University and her MSN from the University of Cincinnati. Kathy is certified in Infection Control from the Certification Board in Infection Control, and is a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) and the National Association for Nurses in Staff Development (NNSDO), as well as being ACLS certified. Experienced in acute-care nursing in Infection Control, nursing education, pediatrics, medical-surgical nursing, geriatrics and behavioral health, she is currently employed as a Nurse Educator in a large hospital in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Objectives

After completing the module, the learner should be able to:

Identify the recommended vaccination strategies to protect health care workers against common preventable diseases.
Discuss the importance of annual Influenza vaccination for health care workers.
Utilize personal responsibility to avoid the spread of infection through hand hygiene, immunizations and notification of employer when ill to avoid exposure to others.

Resources

Immunizations
Center for Disease Control. Adult Immunization Schedule. Available at: http:// www.cdc.gov. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Center for Disease Control. General Recommendations on Immunization MMWR, 2006; 51(2):1-48. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5515a1.htm?s_cid=rr5515a1_e www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5515.pdf. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Center for Disease Control. Immunization of Health care workers, Center for Disease Control, 1997; MMWR, 46(18), pg.1-51. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr4618.pdf. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Center for Disease Control. Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR; 1997, Vol. 46(18):1-42. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Influenza
Center for Disease Control. Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel. MMWR; 2006; 55(2);1-16. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5502a1.htm. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Mumps
Center for Disease Control. Updated Recommendations of the ACIP for the Control and Elimination of Mumps MMWR,2006;55(22);629-630. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5522a4.htm_cid=mm5522a4_e. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Center for Disease Control. Updated Recommendations of the ACIP for the Control and Elimination of Mumps. MMWR, 2006;55(22);629-630. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5522a4.htm?s_cid=mm5522a4_e. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Pertussis
Center for Disease Control. ACIP Recommendations: Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adults: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine. MMWR, 2006; 55(17)1-33. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5517a1.htm and www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5517.pdf (as PDF file). Accessed September 13, 2007.

Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Center for Disease Control. Revised ACIP Recommendation for Avoiding Pregnancy After Receiving a Rubella-Containing Vaccine. MMWR, 2001;50(49):1117. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5049a5.htm. Accessed September 13, 2007.

Varicella 10. Center for Disease Control. Prevention of Varicella, MMWR,1999;48:6 Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr4806.pdf Accessed 2/16/07. 11. Centers for Disease Control. ACIP Provisional Recommendation: Prevention of Varicella. MMWR, 2006; 55(RR11):1-94. Available at www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/varicella/varicella_acip_recs_prov_june_2006.pdf. Accessed 2/16/07. Campylobacter 12. Center for Disease Control. Campylobacter Infections, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/campylobacter_g.htm. Accessed 2/16/07. Clostridium difficile 13. Sunenshine RH, Mcdonald, LC. Clostridium difficile-associated disease: New challenges from an established pathogen. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2006;73:2. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/infDis/Cdiff_CCJM02_06.pdf. Accessed 2/16/07. Infection Control 14. Center for Disease Control. Guideline for infection control in health care personnel, 1998, Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/guidelines/InfectControl98.pdf . Accessed 2/16/07. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. U.S. Department of Labor. Available at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/latexallergy/standards.html. Accessed 2/16/07. Photographs 16. Center for Disease Control. Public Health Image Library Public domain, Center for Disease Control. Available at http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp. Accessed 2/16/07.