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  • Hepatitis B vaccination is an important health maintenance preventative measure for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  • Prior to initiating dialysis, hepatitis B vaccination administration is proven to be more effective than waiting until patients begin dialysis treatments.
  • Efficacy and immune response of the hepatitis B vaccine is greater when kidney function is greater
  • To better improve hepatitis B vaccine administration among the CKD stage 4 population, education measures and Epic modifiers will be implemented to achieve change
  • Nursing knowledge and hepatitis B vaccine administration will improve after implementation of these measures

Publication Date

2021

Keywords

Hepatitis B vaccine, Chronic kidney disease, CKD, Nursing education, Electronic medical record, EMR, Quality improvement

Disciplines

Nephrology | Other Nursing

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Nurses Week Poster 2021

Improving Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates in Nephrology Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A QI Initiative

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