Pneumococcal vaccination

[golfnurse]

I need help from the group. We are having difficulty at our hospital with meeting quality indicator goals for administration of pneumococcal vaccinations. Can anyone share successful processes you have in place to assure that the patients are assessed, educated, and receive the vaccination prior to discharge? Thanks for your help.

golfnurse

[HappyNurse2005, RN]

HOw funny this is being discussed now. Just today, I had a pt who i gave a pneumo-vax to, after she was screened and was declaered eligible (she's 86, that alone qualified her). i went into her room, and told her and her daughter about the meds i was giving her (zofran, fentanyl, etc) and said "this is the pneumonia shot" and her daughter goes " she has pneumonia??"