Faith community nurses: protecting our elders through immunizations.
An estimated 226,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths from influenza-related causes occur in the United States annually; adults ages 65 and older comprise 90% of flu deaths and 65% of hospitalizations. Older adult immunization rates are far from the Healthy People 2020 goal of 90% coverage. This article explores immunization in the elderly and how faith community/parish nurses can improve immunization rates.
School of Nursing, Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio, USA.
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Pappas-Rogich
D000368:Aged; D002835:Christianity; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States