Table 1 Opinions of health care professionals (HCP) on professional ethical topics regarding the management of an influenza pandemic stratified by profession (in percent of each stratum).
From: Influenza pandemic and professional duty: family or patients first? A survey of hospital employees
| Â | Physicians/FYMS1n = 233 | Nurses n = 264 | Administrators n = 147 | ||||||
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| Â | Agree | No opinion | Disagree | Agree | No opinion | Disagree | Agree | No opinion | Disagree |
It would be ethical for HCP to abandon their workplace during a pandemic in order to protect themselves and their families. | 24% | 11% | 64% | 26% | 20% | 54% | 37% | 33% | 30% |
HCP should be allowed to decide whether they report to work during a pandemic. | 25% | 8% | 67% | 29% | 16% | 55% | 29% | 21% | 50% |
HCP not reporting to work during a pandemic should be permanently dismissed. | 13% | 9% | 79% | 12% | 10% | 78% | 12% | 15% | 74% |
HCP without children should primarily care for influenza patients during a pandemic. | 16% | 12% | 72% | 22% | 13% | 65% | 27% | 18% | 54% |