title: Improving pneumococcal immunization rates in an ambulatory setting.
abstract: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to improve the immunization rates of an at-risk adult population seen in a presurgical testing center through staff training and patient education. Over 24 months, there were 2257 patients preintervention and 2505 patients postintervention. There was a statistically significant difference between preintervention rate of 24% and postintervention rate of 47% (χ2 [1, N = 4736] = 173.8; P < .0001). Appropriate immunization of patients in ambulatory settings can have an important health impact.
authors.affiliation: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia.
authors.forename: Rebecca Culver
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gilliam
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014768:Virginia; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines