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Receptivity to Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policies for Healthcare Workers Among Registered Nurses Working on Inpatient Units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Gregory A. Poland ,
Cori L. Ofstead ,
Sharon J. Tucker  and
Timothy J. Beebe
Gregory A. Poland*
Affiliation:
Mayo Vaccine Research GroupMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Program in Translational Immunovirology and Biodefense, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Cori L. Ofstead
Affiliation:
Mayo Vaccine Research GroupMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Walden University School of Health and Human Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sharon J. Tucker
Affiliation:
Division of Nursing Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Timothy J. Beebe
Affiliation:
Survey Research Center, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
*
Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 611 C Guggenheim Building, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905 (poland.gregory@mayo.edu)
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Abstract

A survey that included questions about preferred methods of influenza prevention was completed by 513 registered nurses working on inpatient units. Vaccination was the preferred influenza prevention method among 83.0% of respondents. Of 506 respondents, 283 (56.0%) stated that mandatory influenza vaccination was appropriate for healthcare workers, and 394 (59.4%) of 512 RNs reported that they would support a policy requiring annual influenza vaccination for healthcare workers that allowed for informed declination.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , February 2008 , pp. 170 - 173
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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