title: Receptivity to mandatory influenza vaccination policies for healthcare workers among registered nurses working on inpatient units.
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.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. poland.gregory@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Poland
authors.forename: Cori L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ofstead
authors.forename: Sharon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Beebe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007297:Inpatients; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines