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Carol_S

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Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:02 pm

I am an EN in south australia and am wondering if someone can tell me if an EN can administer vaccines/immunisations in SA, do they need accreditaion, and where you can do the training for this?
Thanks,

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Feb 15, 2011, 08:19 pm

I'm not 100% sure, but I would assume that if you're medication endorsed (EEN) you would be able to give vaccinations?
I hope someone might be able to tell us for sure, as I'm curious about this too :-]

Schizo

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Feb 17, 2011, 05:49 pm

Med endorse ENs are allowed to administer IntraMuscular and Sub-Cutaneous injections. Only thing they are not allowed are "pushes"- i.e. medicating via some form of catheter...Example - Central Venous Catheters, PICCs and etc. The also means they are not allowed to adjust drips/infusion pumps and inject into Port'O Caths.

As most vaccinations are just IMIs or Sub-Qs, med endorsed ENs should be ok to go ahead.

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Feb 19, 2011, 01:12 pm

Yeah, as long as you are medication endorsed and only going by sub cut or im you should be able to. I'm a EEN and i did one of my clinicals at a superclinic where we administered vaccinations.

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Feb 21, 2011, 07:20 pm

Just curious wether anyone found out for sure whether EEN's can??
I'm pretty certain we can.. otherwise they wouldnt of let me do it as a student. . but its always nice to have the facts :)

rado38

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Feb 24, 2011, 03:10 am

yes ens can do immunisations in wa and now that all nurses come under the ahpb, all across australia, also ens can do immunisation courses in their states

kihani

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Feb 28, 2011, 01:48 pm

I am an EEN in the public hospital system working in the infection control/staff health clinic. The hospital wants me to do an immunsation course but we cannot find one that accepts EEN's, they all seem to be only for RN's. Does anyone know where we can find one that will allow EEN's to complete.

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