Department of Public Health and Health Education, The College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY, 14420, USA.
Cerner Corporation, North Kansas City, MO, USA.
J Community Health. 2017 Oct;42(5):872-877. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0328-5.
School nurses play a key role in maintaining a healthy student population, and one of their roles includes maintaining vaccination records. Further, they can play an important role in advocating for human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal vaccination for students. All Missouri public high school nurses were sent an electronic survey addressing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding immunization records and HPV and meningococcal vaccination of high school seniors. Approximately 75% of nurses reported their schools did not have or they did not know if the school had a written policy regarding the release of vaccination records. Approximately 1/2 and 1/3 of nurses do not communicate with parents/students about HPV or meningococcal vaccines, respectively. Although most favorable toward meningococcal, nurses had positive attitudes toward both vaccines. Recommendations include establishment of written policies regarding vaccination record release, and future research should focus on evaluating school nurses' communication methods regarding HPV and meningococcal vaccination.
学校护士在维护健康的学生群体方面发挥着关键作用，他们的职责之一包括维护疫苗接种记录。此外，他们可以在倡导学生接种人乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 和脑膜炎球菌疫苗方面发挥重要作用。密苏里州所有公立高中的护士都收到了一份电子调查，内容涉及他们对免疫记录以及高中生 HPV 和脑膜炎球菌疫苗接种的知识、态度和实践。大约 75%的护士报告说，他们的学校没有或不知道学校是否有关于发布疫苗接种记录的书面政策。大约有 1/2 和 1/3 的护士分别没有与家长/学生就 HPV 或脑膜炎球菌疫苗进行沟通。尽管大多数护士对脑膜炎球菌疫苗持积极态度，但他们对这两种疫苗的态度都很积极。建议包括制定关于疫苗接种记录发布的书面政策，未来的研究应侧重于评估学校护士在 HPV 和脑膜炎球菌疫苗接种方面的沟通方法。
