Immunizations: how do your patients score?

Nurse Pract. 2012 Nov 10;37(11):46-52. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000421430.62425.e5.

Abstract

Immunization is one of the most powerful preventive measures available. Nurse practitioners can use the social determinants of health framework to analyze structural-level barriers and practice-level clinical microsystems to improve immunization rates.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Healthy People Programs
  • Humans
  • Immunization / nursing*
  • Immunization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Models, Organizational
  • Nurse Practitioners*
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pediatric Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Socioeconomic Factors