Start by reading the chapter titled Health Care Law in your Giddens book. Then, read:
The Importance of Public Health Nursing in a Pandemic This brief piece, co-written by the Chair of the Public Health Nursing section of the American Public
Health Association, highlights many of the reasons that a strong public health nursing workforce is more important than ever.
Also read: Immunizations: What Nurses Should Know Immunization laws have long been a part of public health efforts to keep communities safe, and with the
upcoming 2020 influenza season, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses being able to educate the public and individual patients about the importance of
immunizations will be more critical than ever.
As you’re reading the articles, think about how they relate to what you read about Health Care Law in your nursing concepts book.
For the assignment, please answer the following questions and submit in a Word document.This is not a formal APA paper (you do not need a running head or
title page) but you should follow APA formatting rules for your in-text citations and the References list.
- Analyze the assigned pieces on public health nursing and immunizations, and describe how those articles relate to what you learned by reading the Giddens
chapter on Health Care Law (this should be one substantial paragraph – please see the example I provided).
2.When faced with a patient who is vaccine hesitant or resistant, how will you fulfill your role as an educator in addressing your patient’s fears or
concerns?