{"id":6074,"date":"2017-06-06T16:34:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T06:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/news\/?p=6074"},"modified":"2017-06-06T16:34:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T06:34:10","slug":"a-first-for-the-rch-immunisation-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/news\/a-first-for-the-rch-immunisation-team\/","title":{"rendered":"A first for the RCH immunisation team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Congratulations to RCH staff member Sonja Elia, who is the first Victorian to become endorsed as a nurse practitioner in the field of immunisation, and one of only three in this field across Australia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a nurse practitioner, Sonja can now offer special risk vaccines to patients without relying on medical staff to prescribe the vaccine and deliver a script.<\/p>\n

Special risk vaccines that Sonja can now prescribe as a nurse practitioner include Meningococcal ACWY, Hepatitis A and Meningococcal B.<\/p>\n

Sonja says this endorsement will enable the immunisation team at the RCH to offer a more timely service and provide better continuity of care for patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will have a hugely positive effect on our service, particularly for our special risk patients, so we are very excited,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cImmunisation is an ideal area to have a nurse practitioner as it is becoming more complex and the number of special risk vaccines we offer continues to increase.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to make a really positive difference to the way we care for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about the RCH Immunisation Service, visit:\u00a0www.rch.org.au\/immunisation<\/a><\/p>\n

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