Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

0.75 NAPNAP Contact Hour. This continuing education activity is offered free to NAPNAP Members and for non- members. 

Does addressing Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in your practice present a challenge? NAPNAP’s COVID-19 continuing education course provides a current, research-based approach to helping parents navigate the huge amounts of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccination.  

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been more than 17 million cases and more than 2,000 deaths among U.S. children under age 18 with the highest number of deaths in 0-4 year old children, 761 as of April 2023.

Participants are forbidden to reproduce, republish, redistribute, or resell this course in any other form. For copyright-related questions, please email your question to: ce@napnap.org.
Copyright © 2023 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. all rights reserved. 

This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an agency providing continuing education credit. individuals who complete this program and earn a 70% or higher score on the post test will be awarded 0.75 NAPNAP contact hour.

NAPNAP was awarded funding to support this education via CDC’s Mobilizing Pediatric Nurse Provider Networks to Strengthen Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake in the United States, made possible by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to: 

  • Confidently lead vaccination conversations with parents and caregivers using evidence and facts to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
  • Recognize health care disparities and medically vulnerable children to offer protection to individuals at-risk for COVID-19.
  • Respond to vaccine hesitancy that arises from misinformation and disinformation.
  • Share reputable vaccine resources and teach strategies for recognizing which resources can be trusted. 
  • Provide open discussion about COVID-19 with staff. 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 Contact hours
Course opens: 
08/16/2023
Course expires: 
08/31/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Stacy B. Buchanan, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC 

Mary Cahill-Roberts, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC

Faculty Disclosures

Stacy B. Buchanan, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC 
Consultant: Sequiris 
Honorarium: American Nurses Association (ANA) Covid Facts for Nurses campaign (2021)

Mary Cahill-Roberts, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC none to disclose

Drs. Buchanan and Cahill-Roberts serve as clinical consultants for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) on their Mobilizing Pediatric Nurse Provider Networks to Strengthen Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake in the United States, made possible by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
 

 

This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an agency providing continuing education credit. individuals who complete this program and earn a 70% or higher score on the post test will be awarded 0.75 NAPNAP contact hour.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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