The fact is that nurses are not created equal in their skill in administration of flu shots. You would assume that giving shots is a very basic skill to a nurse. This assumption is not a good one. I would agree that a registered nurse should have the basic skill to give a flu shot or any shot for that matter. The problem is that some nurses have never worked in a health care setting that either requires them to give shots or on a somewhat consistent basis. The result is that some nurses are just not proficient in giving shots. Further, even if a nurse is good at giving shots they need to be organized to process participants.
All the above is something I try hard to relay to our clients because we want our nurses to be both proficient and efficient in giving flu shots and vaccinations to employees. Again, not all nurses are equally good at giving flu shots. I have some nurses who are able to do approximately 60 shots per hour and some that are just more comfortable around 35 to 40 shots an hour. As a company, we expect our nurses to be able to administer 32 shots per hour.
