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POST1 Kelli
As a registered nurse I would need to recognize and respect their parental decision making regardless of my own beliefs. This is known as parental autonomy. As a nurse this is important to validate the parents feelings and beliefs so they can continue to trust and respect myself as well as other health care staff. I could be respectful and state “Provided is some information from th CDC on the hepatitis B vaccination.” This would still give them a chance to ask any questions they may still have while also not trying to push any type of conversation with them. (Kushner et al., 2021)
For the Hepatitis B vaccine, I could provide different types of educational materials. They could include the overview of the vaccine and what it prevents. I could also discuss the timing schedule of the hepatitis B vaccine. This vaccine is given soon after birth, then again at 1-2 months of age, and a third dose given between 6-18 months of age. (CDC, 2019) Then I could also discuss the safety of the vaccine. From the CDC it describes the success of the vaccine for preventing hepatitis B as well as the pros and cons of the vaccine for children. It would also be important to educate the parents on the disease hepatitis B as well. Hepatitis B is a dangerous virus that affects the liver and can cause cancer and liver damage. Infants who are born to a mother who has hepatitis B may also have the virus but not show any signs until later in life. (Kushner et al., 2021)
POST 2 HOlly
The vaccines undergo substantial amounting of testing before licensed, once in use there is close monitoring for safety and efficiency (CDC.gov, 2019). Vaccines must be stored and administered properly, on a strict schedule to avoid rare side effects (CDC, 2019). Vaccines should not be administered when a contraindication occurs such as illness, sickness, preterm child (CDC, 2019), to prevent adverse reactions. Adverse reactions are reported and closely monitored (CDC, 2019). I would refer Clarice’s mother to the CDC website. I would also include that many diseases or viruses have been eradicated due to vaccines such as polio, smallpox, chickenpox, rubella, measles. These have crippled several and killed many over the years, now they’re unheard of, very rare to have in the US. I would educate her with these facts and let her make her own decision after hearing all of the facts and discussing the previous diseases or viruses that have eradicated since immunizations have been created.
