Infection Control and Vaccine Hesitancy in the Emergency Department

Public health nursing workforce and learning needs: A national sample survey analysis

OBJECTIVES

Generate national estimates of the public health nursing workforce's (1) demographic and work characteristics and (2) continuing education learning needs in the United States.

DESIGN

Secondary data analysis of the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.

SAMPLE

Total 7352 of the 50,273 survey respondents were categorized as public health nurses (PHNs), representing an estimated 467,271 national workforce.

MEASUREMENTS

Survey items for demographics, practice setting, training topics, and language(s) spoken fluently were analyzed.

RESULTS

Workforce demographic characteristics are included. Mental health training was the most frequently endorsed topic by PHNs, followed by patient-centered care and evidence-based care. Training topic needs vary by practice setting.

CONCLUSIONS

Results here can be used as a needs assessment for national public health nursing professional development and education initiatives. Further research is needed to refine and survey a nationally representative sample in a manner meaningful to public health nursing practice.

Challenges in Government Inter-Organizational Information Integration in the Context of Measles Rubella Vaccination in India

Most of the countries are heading to Government 3.0 with the advent of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Information Integration has to be done with the support of different stakeholders for an effective e-Governance ecosystem. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and high-end processors had solved the issues to some extent. But the socio-political intervention is making the Government Inter-Organizational Information Integration (GIII) difficult when information turns into misinformation. Misinformation in social network sites (SNS) is increasing alarmingly and is also affecting the healthcare sector. The study is focused on the trends in decreasing vaccination rates in India during the vaccination drive. Twitter data, news reports, and social media posts during the MR vaccination program in India are taken into consideration for the analysis. The vaccine hesitancy is also associated with political, religious, Psychological, and Economic factors. Government 3.0 has got its power to overcome the misinformation in the healthcare programs.