Question

Susan is a nursing student, arguing with her friend Linda, also a nursing student, over the benefits of getting a flu shot. "I'm not getting a flu shot this year," Linda declares. "I paid $14 for one last year, and I still got sick. I had a horrible sinus infection that kept me out of school for days. " "I remember, but that wasn't the flu," Susan argues. "Since we see so many people in the clinic -especially older people with weakened immune systems -dont you think we, of all people, should be immunized against the flu?" The argument continues at length, with Linda finally raising her voice and stomping off.

In your opinion, is the question of whether or not the nursing students should get a flu vaccine an ethical question? Explain your answer

Answer 1

Yes it's ethical and it is very important for all the Nursing students to be immunized with flu vaccination specially during flu season as they get in contact with number of patients.If they are not immunized , they were not the one who suffers but they transmit the disease and act as a carriers of cross infection which leads to nosocomial infection in other healthy patients.