Title: Implementing Mandatory Flu Shots at Sunshine State Hospital: A Consideration of Ethical and Practical Factors

1. You are Chris North, VP of Human Resources for Sunshine State Hospital in Orlando Florida and have been asked by the President of the Hospital to consider mandatory flu shots for all employees of the Hospital. What would you do?
2. How would you advise the President on how to move forward? Is it a good idea or not?
3. Things to consider: Should it be for all employees? Should it be for health care workers only?
4. Would you terminate the employment of those who do not comply?
Sunshine State Hospital is unionized, and represented by Local 2001 – Nurse Professional Association.
1. How, if at all, does this change your response to question 1.
2. What are your personal thoughts in response to the article?
3. Do you agree with the hospital’s stance?

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