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1: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;29(2):170-3.Click here to read Links
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;29(2):107-10.

Receptivity to mandatory influenza vaccination policies for healthcare workers among registered nurses working on inpatient units.

Poland GA, Ofstead CL, Tucker SJ, Beebe TJ.

Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. poland.gregory@mayo.edu

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.

PMID: 18179373 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]