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Dispute on Mandatory Vaccination Report

   

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Running head: 8300 Week 1An account of dispute on mandatory vaccinationName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

18300 Week 1IntroductionSeasonal flu is a type of acute viral infection that gets transmitted easily and affects people belonging to all age groups. There are a plethora of complex ethical dilemmas that are will be faced by policy-makers in the healthcare setting related to the measures that are adopted in order to mitigate transmission of infectious disease. Health care service deliveryIt is essential to introduce vaccinations for communicable diseases along with food, shelter and water such as, seasonal flu in order to prevent their spread in crowded and unhygienicconditions (Cheng & Worth, 2014). Healthcare staff forms the major workforce. Therefore, it can be stated that if the healthcare workers are not given adequate protection against communicable diseases such as seasonal flue, they will fail to maintain their health status (Prematunge et al., 2012). This in turn will directly interfere with providing holistic patient-centered care. Patient safetyIt can be suggested that vaccines are one of the greatest accomplishments of the public. Patient and public safety can be enhanced by the administration of mote complete and accurate vaccine data (Music, 2012). The unacceptable low rates of vaccinations for healthcare staff adversely affect patient safety. This will jeopardize public health in spite of the presence of a safe and low-cost effective method that can help in safeguarding the patients. Thus, it can be suggested that making influenza vaccines mandatory for the staff will not only increase patient safety, but will also build public trust and strengthen the workforce (Corace et al., 2013).

28300 Week 1ConflictsMaking decisions about influenza vaccination leads to the establishment of uncertainty ordecisional conflict among the workers. Uncertainty will arise due to their inherent difficulty in making choices while considering the potential advantage and disadvantages of the vaccines (Huynh et al., 2012). Further conflicts may arise due to factors such as, inadequate knowledge, social pressure, unclear values and lack of skills. Conflicts will also occur due to misperceptions about the disease and the vaccine regarding the latter’s safety, necessity and effectiveness (Quan et al., 2012). Ethical issuesThe professional ethics suggests that healthcare centers are responsible for guiding their staff on the virtues of their profession that helps them to meet patient expectations. Public will mistrust the organizations if vaccinations are only implemented for them and not for the workers (Galanakis et al., 2013). Although it is imperative to respect autonomy of the staff, restrictions on autonomy can be accepted if vaccinations help in preventing patient harm. The organizations should also comply with vaccination rules for workers when it shows potential benefits on the worker and staff (Teitelbaum & Pozgar 2015). Moreover, it becomes unfair for patients to be treated by non-immunized workers.ConclusionTo conclude, it can be stated that vaccination of healthcare staff may cause decisional conflicts and ethical concerns when the staff autonomy is violated when they are forced to take vaccines. In addition, there are no solid evidences that have proved potential harm caused to patients due to non-immunized staff (Cheng & Worth, 2014). However, the organization should

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