I am 62 up to date on my Covid, flu, pneumonia, and RSV vaccines. I am an outpatient dialysis RN and I struggle with some of my patients and vaccines. I give them the facts and tell them I have gotten them all with no issues. Sometimes it helps to tell them I had no issues with the vaccines. I struggle more with family members but most of the time I win.
I think a lot of the problem may be lack of understanding and lack of information for the older residents of many of these places. Not all nursing homes are created equal either and patients can be very isolated. I've worked in many at all levels. If management is breaking down in them combined with under-staffing then it can get dangerous for the many residents who are more vulnerable than the outside population. Case in point was Holyoke's Soldiers Home. And I also wonder about the staff and what the stats are on their vaccinations, a crucial part of the safety and health of older residents of these places.
I am 62 up to date on my Covid, flu, pneumonia, and RSV vaccines. I am an outpatient dialysis RN and I struggle with some of my patients and vaccines. I give them the facts and tell them I have gotten them all with no issues. Sometimes it helps to tell them I had no issues with the vaccines. I struggle more with family members but most of the time I win.
I think a lot of the problem may be lack of understanding and lack of information for the older residents of many of these places. Not all nursing homes are created equal either and patients can be very isolated. I've worked in many at all levels. If management is breaking down in them combined with under-staffing then it can get dangerous for the many residents who are more vulnerable than the outside population. Case in point was Holyoke's Soldiers Home. And I also wonder about the staff and what the stats are on their vaccinations, a crucial part of the safety and health of older residents of these places.