What immunizations can Registered Professional Nurses (RNs) provide under a non-patient specific order?
Registered Professional Nurses may provide a broad range of immunizations to children and adults following a non-patient specific order. For adults, these include: Acellular Pertussis, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Inactivated Polio, Influenza, Measles, Meningococcus, Mumps, Pneumococcus, Rubella,Tetanus, Varicella, Smallpox and Herpes Zoster vaccine. For children the list includes: Acellular Pertussis, Diphtheria, Haemophilus Influenza Type b (HIB), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Inactivated Polio, Influenza, Measles, Meningococcus, Mumps, Pneumococcal Conjugate, Rubella, Tetanus, and Varicella. See Practice Alerts and Guidelines for this list and other related information.
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