Keywords
literature review, preterm infant, NICU, immunization, barriers
Abstract
Approximately 500,000 infants are born each year prior to 37 weeks gestation in the United States. Despite the increased immunologic risk for infants born pre-term (PT), low birth weight (LBW), or very low birth weight (VLBW), infants in the neonatal intensive care unit are often under immunized, if they are immunized at all. Factors that have been identified to inhibit immunization uptake in the NICU population include: immunization effectiveness, safety and adverse events, provider belief, and policy guidelines regarding vaccination in this population. Providers caring for these vulnerable infants can increase the immunization rates by implementing evidenced based education, developing policy for PT and LBW and VLBW immunizations, and researching steroid administration.
Description
The College of Nursing showcases some of our best evidence based scholarly papers from graduate students in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. The papers address relevant clinical problems for advance practice nurses and are based on the best evidence available. Using a systematic approach students critically analyze and synthesize the research studies to determine the strength of the evidence regarding the clinical problem. Based on the findings, recommendations are made for clinical practice. The papers are published in professional journals and presented at professional meetings.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Burkinshaw, Sandra and Macintosh, Janelle L. B., "A Literature Review of Barriers to Immunization in Preterm, Low-Birth-Weight and Very-Low Birth Weight Infants" (2016). Student Works. 150.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studentpub/150
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2016-03-29
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu//1877/3586
Language
English
College
Nursing
Course
NURS
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