Colorado Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) Practice Exam

What should the policy for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and long term care facilities include regarding the influenza vaccination?

1. Ensure basic hygiene practices are followed

2. Provide a list of anti-flu medication

3. Proof of immunization, medical exemption signed by a physician assistant, nurse midwife or doctor, and advice that vaccine is contraindicated

4. Ensure all employees take vitamin supplements

The correct answer is: Ensure basic hygiene practices are followed

The policy for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and long term care facilities regarding influenza vaccination should focus on promoting and ensuring basic hygiene practices are followed. These practices include frequent handwashing, proper cough etiquette, and routine cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces, which can help prevent the spread of influenza. Option B, providing a list of anti-flu medication, is not an effective approach as it does not address preventing the spread of influenza. Option C, proof of immunization and medical exemptions, is important for individual healthcare workers to comply with, but does not address preventing influenza in the facility as a whole. Option D, ensuring all employees take vitamin supplements, is not supported by scientific evidence and is not an effective way to prevent influenza. Therefore, option A is the most appropriate and effective choice for the policy.