Improving inpatient pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-363

  Rees, Susan ^a   Stevens, Linda ^a   Drayton, Jennifer ^a   Engledow, Nikki ^a   Sanders, Jayne ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

influenza vaccine; performance improvement; pneumococcal vaccine; quality

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 80052702187     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31821fb6bb     Document Type: Review

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