Increasing COVID19 Vaccine Importance Awareness
QUESTION
You will write a clear and concise paper identifying and describing the chosen problem you have decided to address through your change project. Describe the significance of the evidence-based project that can be implemented in the selected setting to the nursing profession. Give a clear and explicit statement of the problem, including the target population and background information relative to the specific problem at your assigned clinic or hospital setting. Your paper should include your research question set up in PICOT format that will drive your change project throughout the course.
PICOT stands for:
Population/Patient Problem: Who is your patient?
Intervention: What do you plan to do for the patient?
Comparison: What is the alternative to your plan?
Outcome: What outcome do you seek?
Time: What is the time frame?
The paper should be at least three pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
Increasing COVID19 Vaccine Importance Awareness
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Increasing COVID19 Vaccine Importance Awareness
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PICOT: Increasing COVID19 Vaccine Importance Awareness
The application of Evidence-Based research for clinicians enables them to apply and conduct research based on their clinical experiences and apply relevant and reliable interventions towards the identified issues effectively. The PICOT framework, which stands for Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Time, is a practical approach to defining the application of Evidence-Based Practice in addressing clinical issues (Riva et al., 2012). This paper is a PICOT framework that addresses the issue of COVID 19 awareness among employees in the health department at Attamed Health Services with the application of a preceptor intervention which will provide information on the covid19 vaccine and the necessity of getting vaccinated. The goal is to have all staff immunized with the covid19 vaccine within ten weeks.
PICOT Question: Does Preceptor Informing influence the increase of COVID 19 vaccine awareness among Attamed Health Services employees in the health department within the ten weeks compared to the application of Clinical Teaching Partnership.
Background Information
The surge of COVID 19, the global pandemic, spurred several concerns about the preparedness of healthcare workers and their awareness of addressing the issue. At the end of the Year 2021, Healthcare workers affected by COVID have estimated at 770,536, with 63.5% of the population affected dead. Vaccines were later introduced and have played a crucial role in preventing the spread of the virus. However, in addressing the COVID19 pandemic, Vaccine reluctance has been a significant issue among healthcare workers in the clinical department, with the staff presenting issues on the vaccine safety and efficacy (Lataifeh et al., 2022). Therefore, there must be personalized measures across advancing awareness among healthcare workers to reduce vaccine hesitancy and reduce vaccine precautions that restrict effective vaccination.
The proposed intervention for the issue is the application of Preceptorship initiated by preceptor Mertia Elison giving information on the COVID 19 vaccine and the importance of getting vaccinated. Preceptorship is an intervening practice that involves a one-on-one engagement with highly skilled and experienced nursing educators. Preceptors are Registered nurses who are competent across specific programs, i.e., preceptor Mertia Elison’s roles are supervision, teaching, assessment, and providing constant continuous feedback in addressing issues with vaccine awareness in the health department. Clinical preceptorship has improved the individuals’ capacity to apply theory with practice and their psychomotor skills and self-confidence (Atakro & Gross, 2016). The practice, therefore, is an important intervention in improving awareness of COVID 19 among the healthcare workers in the institution as it focuses on the overall benefits associated with vaccination and disassociates from critics by applying relevant clinical information for educative practices.
The other associative intervention in comparison is the Clinical Teaching Practice. The intervention is a model that integrates theoretical information with professional skills. The clinical education model identified that Bridging educational and practical components in nursing has been a difficult goal for nursing, requiring collaboration between academic teachers and nurse practitioners. This is also a relevant intervention in advancing awareness for nurse practitioners as it I based on practical evidence; the consideration is associated with the identified limitation across the application of preceptorship for being time-consuming, lack of teamwork, and the lack of support from faculty members.
The best outcome of the proposed interventions is for all members of the health department to be vaccinated for COVID 19. Therefore, the intervention will emphasize the benefits of vaccinations and associative risks to foster awareness. The evidence for the safety and efficacy of vaccinations will be provided to ensure confidence in vaccination. According to the World Health Organization statement for healthcare professions (2022)., Vaccination has been demonstrated to minimize COVID-19 mortality and severe illness. Vaccination failure also allows the virus to circulate, including strains that may pose a larger risk. Immunization for healthcare workers within the department will help reduce the risk of widespread contagion among patients receiving care for the institution.
The period to meet best outcomes, i.e., to have all employees vaccinated for COVID 19, is ten weeks. The duration allocated allows the objectives of proposed interventions to affect the target population. The employees must be compliant and well-informed on vaccination processes and regulators. The time also allows them to understand safety and efficacy in the application of vaccines and their importance in protecting patients from contracting the virus, protecting their health, and promoting joint health. In the ten weeks, all processes of interventions, clinical education, and others should be completed, and the objectives should be met, i.e., all employees should have been vaccinated. The achievement of the objective will ensure minimal risks of contracting and spreading the COVID 19 among the healthcare workers and patients within the institution, which will enable the facility to focus on other medical issues.
References
Atakro, C.A. and Gross, J. (2016). Preceptorship versus Clinical Teaching Partnership: Literature Review and Recommendations for Implementation in Ghana. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Advances in Nursing. Retrieve from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1919246
Lataifeh, L., Al-Ani, A., Lataifeh, I., Ammar, K., AlOmary, A., Al-hammouri, F., and Al-Hussaini, M. (2022) Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Workers in Jordan towards the COVID-19 Vaccination. Vaccines,10, 263. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020263
Riva, J. J., Malik, K. M., Burnie, S. J., Endicott, A. R., & Busse, J. W. (2012). What is your research question? An introduction to the PICOT format for clinicians. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 56(3), 167–171. Retrieved from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22997465
W.H.O. (2022). Statement for healthcare professionals: How COVID-19 vaccines are regulated for safety and effectiveness—joint Statement from the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities and World Health Organization. World Health Organization Accessed from: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2022-statement-for-healthcare-professionals-how-covid-19-vaccines-are-regulated-for-safety-and-effectiveness.
Increasing COVID19 Vaccine Importance Awareness