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Protect Yourself, Protect Your Patients – Get Vaccinated!

By Judith A. Huntington MN RN, WCN Board Vice President

Judy HuntingtonRegistered nurses are on the frontlines of our health care system and will play a critical role in preventing and treating the spread of influenza this flu season. As nurses, we spend a lot of time with patients who are sick and at increased risk for severe disease complications. When you get the flu, you expose your family, patients and coworkers to infection.

The role that you and other health care workers play in helping prevent influenza-related illness and death Continue reading