How to respond to a nursing discussion post on COVID-19 (Solved)

How to respond to a nursing discussion post on COVID-19 (Solved)

Discussion Response 802 (Nicole Franco)

Hi, Nicole Franco. Truth be known that every corner of the world was entangled by fear, including the health workers in the health care facilities. Among the health care workers, I agree without haste that I was hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as you did for various reasons, some being explained in your posts, such as the speed of drug processing and little evidence about COVID-19 vaccination. I agree that among the factors mentioned in your post are factors that made many healthcare workers hesitant to consume the COVID -119 vaccine. These factors, however, revolved around the vaccine production rate, efficacy, and limited data about the vaccine (Paris et al., 2021).

Additionally, it is factual that health workers had little literacy concerning the vaccine and its mode of action and the management of COVID-19. This is because healthcare workers have confidence in evidence-based practice, and the rush of production of therapy for COVID-19 made many healthcare workers hesitant to take up the vaccine. The health care workers also expressed their distrust of how some pharmaceutical companies produced the vaccine, which they thought self-gain. Some of the health workers who had initially been vaccinated refused the uptake of the next dose, made of the healthcare workers hesitant to take up the vaccine. Limited information about the side effects and multiple vaccine doses made many health care workers doubt the COVID -19 vaccine. The latter was hesitant to be vaccinated despite being vaccinated first since they are frontiers.

Finally, as APNs, it is factual to ascertain first the knowledge of the patient to help them allay myths and misconceptions. Be bold in communication whirl addressing the patients when educating them about the vaccine’s side effects, mode of action, and efficacy. Social media may deceive people; dispelling such disparities helps the clients make informed consent and choose to be vaccinated (Toth et al., 2022).

References

Paris, C., Bénézit, F., Geslin, M., Polard, E., Baldeyrou, M., Turmel, V., Tadié, É., Garlantezec, R., & Tattevin, P. (2021). Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers. InfectiousDiseases Now, 51(5), 484487.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idnow.2021.04.001

Toth-Manikowski, S. M., Swirsky, E. S., Gandhi, R., & Piscitello, G. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among health care workers, communication, and policy-making. American Journal of Infection Control, 50(1), 20–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.10.004

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