Objectives for the Proposed Covid-19 Prevention Interventions at Kingston Healthcare: How they Advocate for Autonomy and Social Justice for Individuals in the Community and Diverse Populations 

 

It is a known and accepted general fact that the world is quickly becoming multicultural in composition. This can be attributed to the ease of travel, technology, and facilitated immigration in the form of imported skilled. For this reason, nursing curricula in the United States in particular nowadays almost invariably include a course on transcultural nursing. Having cultural sensitivity and competence is therefore an integral part of all nurses. The community around Kingston Healthcare in California is a microcosm of the multicultural scenario round the world. This means that the interventions for Covid-19 prevention that form the capstone change project are delivered with cultural sensitivity to ensure success. Also, social justice must be assured by removing any systematic and innate biases the healthcare staff may have (Ornstein, 2017). This paper discusses three objectives for the proposed interventions and how they facilitate autonomy and social justice in the above context.The Proposed Covid-19 Prevention Interventions At Healthcare.

Like all good objectives, these goals must be not only specific and measurable, but also attainable and time-constrained (SMART). They are:

• To deliver 75% of the targeted health education and promotion about Covid-19 prevention and vaccination to the minority marginalized community around Kingston Healthcare in the next 100 days.

Statistics have shown that marginalized communities in the US are disproportionately affected by Covid-19. This is due to systemic inequalities in the access to healthcare (Kantamneni, 2020). Focusing health education on minorities fosters autonomy and delivers social justice (Entwistle, 2019; Haswell, 2019). The Proposed Covid-19 Prevention Interventions At Healthcare.

• To vaccinate every member of the minority community (Blacks, Hispanics, and Mixed Race) living around the facility who shows up at the clinic to avoid creating missed opportunities; after obtaining informed consent.

There is justified resistance to Covid-19 vaccination by minority communities because of past injustices. Giving an opportunity to every member of the community who comes to the facility to get the vaccine after obtaining consent promotes autonomy and respects social justice.

• To document every case of adverse effects following immunization (AEFIs) that may occur during the vaccination period.The Proposed Covid-19 Prevention Interventions At Healthcare.

There will be honesty in letting patients know that what they are experiencing is an adverse reaction to the vaccine. This promotes autonomy in that they will be given the opportunity to decide whether to get the second shot or not. Doing this without bias and discrimination is social justice. 

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