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  1. Okay, I have a question. I am a nursing student. School is very stressful and it doesn't seem like it needs to be unless they are trying to teach us the stress of actual nursing practice. So, skilled...
  2. Mandatory flu shots????

    I think people should be able to decide for themselves. I have an autoimmune disorder and also I watched my husband have a bad reaction to the flu shot right before he went through cancer radiation...
  3. Mandatory flu shots????

    I took all the pre-nursing classes, quit my job, bought all my books, started nursing school, signed a declination form for the flu shot months before classes started and THEN they changed the rules...
  4. Please post a synopsis of this article for those of us who do not have an account with medscape. Thank you! (moderator edit to add - Medscape is a free sign up service and you will be able to click...
  5. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    Amen and amen! I too have wondered about the sudden "pandemic". Seems like a very interesting correlation with the mandates
  6. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    I was wondering the same
  7. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    I see that not only are hospitals and clinics threatened with not getting medicare/medicaid reimbursement for not getting staff 90% vaccinated but that according to this article they can lose their...
  8. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    I am not trying to be smug. Sorry if I came off that way. It's just the constant pressure of "take it or leave school" or "take it or get fired" etc. that wears on a person. It's easy to get an...
  9. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Maybe those of you who are employed can pay all the taxes to support those who
  10. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Very good post. I was just reimbursed for nursing school when I refused the flu shot that they instituted after school began. Glad to see there are others who will think for themselves and draw the...
  11. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    I think this answer is telling. Your answer was not "patient
  12. My school just reimbursed my costs for school since I was required to get the flu shot or leave. I am happy they reimbursed me and they are supposed to have some discussions about this at the school...
  13. 8 fired (3 Nurses) for refusing flu shot.

    Yes, so someone else can decide for you whether you really reject the vaccine for religious reasons.
  14. Yes and I quit nursing school over it. To me, I question the safety and necessity. Above that, it is the principle of the thing. If hospitals and clinics were REALLY concerned about "the safety of the...
  15. I've enjoyed reading olddraggers posts. It seems to me that unless someone posts that the discussion dies. Olddraggers interesting posts have kept discussion going. On the point of vaccinations I...
  16. I actually know someone who refuses to buckle up because he is not hurting anyone but himself if he does not buckle up and crashes. He says it is stupid to make a law against it for that reason. I...
  17. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Do unvaccinated visitors have to wear a mask? After all, either it is a grave disease or it is
  18. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Do you have a link to a chart with effectiveness
  19. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    This is a great response, dcookRN, and rather than write my own, I will just say that this pretty much describes me and my own opinions as well. Flu is a relatively mild disease compared to polio,...
  20. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Wisconsin
  21. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    For those of you that don't know, I was recently told I could not continue in nursing school because of refusal to get the shot. I am no longer in nursing school now, but I feel
  22. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Thanks for your posts dcookRN. They are well thought out, rational and a good read. I appreciate you taking the time to write
  23. Kudos to you, olddragger. More people should make this
  24. Isn't it wonderful that you have the freedom to not have to agree with those who
  25. That won't be an issue for me now because I left nursing school over the issue. I am not young and have since emotionally moved on for myself. I was fortunate to get a job immediately in my former...