As for how this would work in the nursing field, well there is a debate as to whether or not nurses would really be able to follow up with all of this. With nurses being characteristically understaffed and not having enough other nurses to rely on there is a greater chance that it would not be appropriate to expect that nurses would be able to add tracking down homeless individuals for injections to their already busy workload.
This is that they would most likely not be able to follow up with the homeless as was done in this study in a practical clinical setting. There would also be the overall demands of having to track down individuals and how a nurse would be compensated for this while working in a clinical setting. Student Analysis The article was well written. The language was easy to understand, terms were well defined and the problem was clearly stated. The overall ideas that were presented seemed a bit far fetched from reality but were great in theory.
The intended audience were medical professionals and social work agencies that deal with the homeless on a regular basis. I think that it would be interesting if others were to read this article and interject their opinions as to whether or not it would be a good practice or something that was practical or not. I am not sure that my opinion on this is the same as what others would be and would be interesting in hearing how their opinions were the same or different than my own.
I believe that this article could be a useful teaching tool and something that would be a great tool in bringing up issues for debate and interaction from students.
References Nyamathi,A. , Liu, Y. , Marflsee, M. , Shoptaw, S. , Gregerson, P. , Saab, S. , Leake, B. , Tyler, D. , and Gelberg, L. (2009). Effects of a Nurse Managed Program on Hepatitis A and B Vaccine Completion among the Homeless Population, Nursing Research, 55(1), 13-22.