What health improvement program or methodology would you use to solve this problem and what would be a reasonable timeline for implementation? Provide examples of measures that APNs might use when collaborating with direct care nurses to implement evidence-based changes based on community health improvement programs.

What health improvement program or methodology would you use to solve this problem and what would be a reasonable timeline for implementation? Provide examples of measures that APNs might use when collaborating with direct care nurses to implement evidence-based changes based on community health improvement programs.

An appropriate program for improving vaccination rate is nurse-led public education that would be implemented in two months. The education program would focus on rethinking how nurses talk about vaccines and changing the views of those who are highly skeptical about vaccine effectiveness and safety. This involves creating education material that amplifies accurate and positive information about the vaccines, while building public resilience to misinformation. In addition, presenting vaccination as a social norm; showing that it is a common and widely accepted health activity. This aspect leverages the trusted and powerful voice of nurses as it gets individuals to share the positive impacts of vaccination on their lives (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2020).

References

Bartsch, S. M., O’Shea, K. J., Wedlock, P. T., Strych, U., Ferguson, M. C., Bottazzi, M. E., Randall, S. L., Siegmund, S. S., Cox, S. N., Hotez, P. J., & Lee, B. Y. (2021). The Benefits of Vaccinating With the First Available COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine. American journal of preventive medicine, 60(5), 605–613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.01.001