Evaluation of Employee Vaccination Policies in Outpatient Oncology Clinics: A Pilot Study.
Clin J Oncol Nurs
; 20(5): 492-7, 2016 Oct 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27668369
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
All major hospital facilities in the state of Utah have employee vaccination policies. However, the presence of healthcare worker vaccination policies in outpatient oncology clinics was unknown.OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this article are to identify oncology outpatient employee vaccination policies in Utah and to identify what consequences, if any, are present for unvaccinated employees.METHODS:
This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study design in which clinic managers from outpatient oncology clinics were asked, via questionnaire, to describe the clinic's employee vaccination policy and the consequences for refusing the policy.FINDINGS:
Most vaccination policies applied to employees primarily assigned to work in the direct patient care area. Most commonly, influenza and hepatitis B vaccines were required as part of the vaccination policy. Most managers offered free vaccinations to employees, but most managers also allowed employees to refuse to follow the vaccination policy for medical, religious, or personal reasons.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oncology Nursing
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Personnel, Hospital
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Influenza Vaccines
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Vaccination
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Influenza, Human
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Health Policy
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Hepatitis B
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin J Oncol Nurs
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article