Take the H1N1 Survey
Download the checklist to help find out if your worksite is following regulations for H1N1.
H1N1 Experience Survey
Protecting Nurses and Healthcare Workers from
H1N1:
New Science and New Policies Checklist
Answer Yes or No for these questions about your H1N1 flu experience:
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1. Has your worksite/facility developed policies and procedures regarding H1N1 Flu?
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2. Have you received specific training from your employer regarding H1N1 flu ?
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3. Have you been vaccinated for “regular flu”?
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4. Do you plan to be vaccinated for H1N1 flu?
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5. Does your employer provide N95 respirators (not surgical or procedure masks) for protection against transmission of H1N1 flu from known or suspected patients?
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6. Have you been fit tested to your respirator model and size in the past year?
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7. Did your fit test take longer than 10 minutes to complete?
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8. Has your worksite/facility told you which procedures are considered high risk for your exposure to H1N1 flu when done on known or suspected H1N1 patients?
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9. Is your worksite/facility modifying normal procedures to better deal with the upcoming H1N1 flu season
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10. Has your worksite/facility modified their absentee policies to encourage staff sick with Influenza-like illness (ILI) to stay home until they recover?
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If you answered “No” to some of these questions, your worksite may not be in compliance with regulations regarding aerosol transmissible diseases. Please contact the SEIU Nurse Alliance of California to learn more about what you can do.
www.nurseallianceca.or