Enlisting student nurses in a Lebanese national campaign to immunize children against polio
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Christine W. Abbyad, PhD, RN, WHNP, Division of Family, Public Health and Nursing Administration, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA
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There is great value in having nursing students engage in public health projects. One such endeavor was a polio immunization campaign in Lebanon. Reports of polio in neighboring Syria necessitated immunization of Lebanese children under the age of five. Junior and senior nursing students who participated learned many valuable lessons.
29th International Nursing Research Congress: Innovative Global Nursing Practice and Education Through Research and Evidence-based Practice, July 19-23, 2018. Melbourne, Australia.
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Keywords | Nursing Students; Polio Vaccination; Refugees |
Name | 29th International Nursing Research Congress |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Date | 2018 |
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