Introduction: In 2012, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded their recommendation for the Tdap vaccination to include the antepartum period. Regardless of immunization history, the recommendation states that medical practitioners should administer the Tdap vaccination to every pregnant woman in each occurring pregnancy (Munoz, et al., 2014; Shakib, et al., 2013; Goldfarb, Little, Brown, Riley, 2014). Methods: To describe treatment practices and uptake of Tdap vaccine, a cross-sectional descriptive survey design was utilized. The purpose of survey is to gather information regarding prevalence, distribution, and interrelations of variables within a population (Polit & Beck). In this study, the survey questionnaire was conducted in an online format. Results: Of the six HBM questions included in the study, except for question four, the results of the chi-squared analysis suggest that any single measured dimension of the HBM cannot predict a health behavior, in this case receipt of the Tdap vaccination. The population is split regarding infants' perceived susceptibility to pertussis infection. Strong agreement to the benefit of vaccination was revealed. Question six regarded available information, although the majority were satisfied a significant percentage indicated a desire for more information. Discussion: This Doctorate of Nursing Practice project developed a survey based on the Health Belief Model with the intention of assessing perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers to the health care preventative action of receiving the Tdap vaccination in the third trimester of pregnancy. Through in-depth literature review, consideration of the updated ACIP guidelines, and support of a developed theoretical framework, an eight-question survey was developed. The data examined in this project may serve to illustrate limitations in provider care that can be immediately improved upon, such as information sharing. The primary limitation of the study is in the sample size of 44 eligible survey responses and the uniform demographics of the population. Despite these limitations, the survey design may be extended to other populations of interest, with greater demographic variation for further study.

Vaccinations are important factors in the eradication of most communicable diseases. Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine has been found to decrease the incidence and further spread of pertussis, and even nullify its existence, yet many postpartum mothers opt not to receive the vaccination even if eligible to do so. It was unknown whether clinical nursing staff at the project site had sufficient knowledge about Tdap vaccine to educate postpartum mothers to accept the vaccine. The practice-focused question explored whether an educational program and a toolkit implemented for nursing staff members on the postpartum nursing unit would improve Tdap vaccination rates among postpartum mothers. The health belief model, theory of planned behavior, and social learning theory provided a framework for the project. Evidence obtained from the results of pre- and post-testing of nursing staff on their vaccine-related knowledge and attitudes showed a statistically significant increase in knowledge (z = -3.366, p = .001). Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the change in Tdap refusal after the education. The use of Tdap vaccine in the postpartum period improved slightly with fewer postpartum mothers refusing the vaccine in the post-education period. Project findings showed that providing Tdap vaccine education to clinical nursing staff could prepare them to teach postpartum mothers about the benefits of Tdap vaccination, which may improve the percentage of postpartum mothers who will accept the vaccine. Higher vaccination rates might contribute to positive social change by decreasing pertussis transmission rates for newborns.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 25-28, 1999 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / The Telemetry Definition and Processing (TDAP II) application is a PC-based software tool that meets the varied needs - both now and into the 21st century - of instrumentation engineers, data analysts, test engineers, and project personnel in the Test and Evaluation (T&E) community. TDAP II uses state-of-the-art commercial software technology that includes a Microsoft Access 97Ô database and a Microsoft Visual BasicÔ Graphical User Interface (GUI) for users to view and navigate the database. Developed by the Test and Analysis Division of the 96th Communications Group for the tenants of the Air Armament Center (AAC), Eglin AFB Florida, TDAP II provides a centralized repository for both aircraft and weapons instrumentation descriptions and telemetry EU conversion calibrations. Operating in a client/server environment, TDAP II can be effectively used on a small or large network as well as on both a classified or unclassified Intranet or Internet. This paper describes the components and design of this application, along with its operational flexibility and varied uses resulting from the chosen commercial software technology.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 27-30, 1997 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / Telemetry format descriptions and engineering unit conversion calibrations are generated in an assortment of formats and numbering systems on various media. Usually this information comes to the central telemetry receiving/processing system from multiple sources, fragmented and disjointed. As present day flight tests require more and more telemetry parameters to be instrumented and processed, standardization and automation for handling this ever increasing amount of information becomes more and more critical. In response to this need, the Telemetry Definition and Processing (TDAP) system has been developed by the Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) Eglin AFB, Florida. TDAP standardizes the format of information required to convert PCM data and MIL-STD-1553 Bus data into engineering units. This includes both the format of the data files and the software necessary to display, output, and extract subsets of data. These standardized files are electronically available for TDAP users to review/update and are then used to automatically set up telemetry acquisition systems. This paper describes how TDAP is used to standardize the development and operational test community’s telemetry data reduction process, both real-time and post-test.