The extended care agency administers the flu vaccination to all of the patients who do not have contraindications to the injection.What is the reason that the nurses do not have to obtain orders from each patient's physician for vaccination each year?

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Standing orders are preprinted documents with orders for routine therapies,monitoring guidelines and treatments for certain patients in the agency.Extended care agency medical directors can have standing orders in place for annual flu vaccinations for all residents.The agency administrator,state licensing board,and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention do not have the authority to order flu vaccinations for patients in the agency.

The Extended Care Agency Administers the Flu Vaccination to All