F L U Vaccine: V I S

[Talino]

FLU VACCINE: VACCINATION INFORMATION STATEMENT (VIS)

1. Do you guys provide the VIS prior to administering the flu shots?
   
2. If you do, when do you normally give it out -- a month/s prior to administering the flu shots; a week?
   
3. Who's responsible for giving it out?
   
4. How do you document whether resident or designee received it?
   
5. Does your policy stipulate to proceed with immunization when a resident is incapacitated or without a designee to provide the VIS to?

'appreciate the input.

[PedsAtHeart, LPN]

it is required to give a VIS BEFORE any vaccine is given. When you give it and how you document just depends on where you work. I give vaccines, including the flu vaccine all day long and I give the VIS when I call the patient back and as I am preparing the shots. I go over it (not in detail) when I give it to them and let them read if desired or they take it with them. Our computer system that we enter our vaccines into (IHS system plus the state imm. system for under 19) allows us to enter that VIS date in and that we gave it. As far as being incapacitated, they have to have someone with them who has the legal ability to sign for them and give consent. As far as flu shots go our facility has a consent that every person recieving it has to sign, so they would have to have someone able to sign that and if they can sign that then they are able to recieve that VIS on their behalf.

Did that help any?

Oh, normally I would think that the nurse would give it out, but it really doesnt matter as long as it id given and charted that it was given. You can get in big trouble if it isnt!

[GreenvilleRN]

We require consents/declination to be signed each year by resident/responsible party on this form it states that vaccination information has been provided to the resident/responsible party. The signature of the resident/responsible party indicates they have received the information.

Consent/declination form is filed in medical record and VIS is sent with resident/responsible party. All paperwork is prepared prior to administration of vaccine.

[Thornbird]

VIS must be given prior to administering any vaccine.

It must be provided in a language the patient/guardian understands.

It must be documented that it was given and what the date of the VIS is. It is usually on the consent form that the patient/guardian agrees to receive the vaccine and has received the VIS.

You cannot give a vaccine if someone has not given informed consent, ie, the VIS.

Anyone can give it to them, MA, clerk, etc. The nurse should verify that they have it or had an oportunity to read it. The law requires that they receive a copy to take home if the vaccine is given in an office or clinic. Most people don't take it with them, but we have to have one for everyone, what they do with it is their business. I usually remind them that the information on side effects and reactions is on there so they may find it helpful if they are questioning whether they may be having a reaction. Even incapacitated patients have responsible parties, POA's or guardians who must receive this and sign the consent.

[noc4senuf]

We mail out all of the VIS to the responsible representative approx one month before we give the vaccine. I keep a dated list as to who was sent the info. On our form for each resident we check that the VIS was given to the resonsible representative.

As for our TCU (short term rehab) the VIS is in their admission packet.