Vaccinations are an evidence-based public health intervention and the decision to get a vaccine supports patient safety. If you’re looking for resources to inform your conversations with patients or support your own decision-making, our vaccine information page has help.

When talking to patients about any treatment, nurses ensure they include patients as partners in their care decisions and set aside adequate time to listen to patients and address concerns and/or correct misconceptions.

Vaccines are one of the ways we fight COVID-19. Like any other drug/vaccine/treatment, there are benefits and risks. Nurses should discuss the benefits and risks of vaccines versus the risks of diseases.

If you need to have a difficult discussion with a patient, you can use strategies such as ...

Over the past few months, we’ve heard from many of you that emergency orders, the dynamic nature of the pandemic and an increase in redeployment across practice settings have led to questions about what procedures and activities you’re currently allowed to perform.

We hear you — and our Practice Quality team has an answer.

Although there are many factors that will influence your decision, the formula for making that decision is simple. For any situation, to determine whether you can perform a particular procedure or activity, ask yourself the following four questions. If you can answer “yes” to all of them, then it’s appropriate for you to perform it ...