TY - JOUR
T1 - Pertussis infection in a baccalaureate nursing program
T2 - Clinical implications, emerging issues, and recommendations
AU - Matthews, Ellyn
AU - Armstrong, Gail
AU - Spencer, Tammy
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Pertussis is a significant public health problem with a dramatic rise in reported cases. Academic and clinical nursing educators are challenged to develop policies based on evolving national immunization guidelines. Of relevance to clinical educators, several outbreaks involving health care facilities and universities have been reported in the past few decades because of failure to adequately recognize pertussis infection and treat disease spread among adults and lack of control measures. The purpose of this article is to present information about pertussis transmission in a baccalaureate nursing program, outline actions taken, and explore emerging issues and recommendations.
AB - Pertussis is a significant public health problem with a dramatic rise in reported cases. Academic and clinical nursing educators are challenged to develop policies based on evolving national immunization guidelines. Of relevance to clinical educators, several outbreaks involving health care facilities and universities have been reported in the past few decades because of failure to adequately recognize pertussis infection and treat disease spread among adults and lack of control measures. The purpose of this article is to present information about pertussis transmission in a baccalaureate nursing program, outline actions taken, and explore emerging issues and recommendations.
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U2 - 10.3928/00220124-20080901-06
DO - 10.3928/00220124-20080901-06
M3 - Article
C2 - 18792608
AN - SCOPUS:54149090606
SN - 0022-0124
VL - 39
SP - 419
EP - 426
JO - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
JF - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
IS - 9
ER -