Interview with Sharon Martin, author of “Original Research: Predictors of Nurses’ Intentions to Work During the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic” (December, 2013)

Should there be an influenza pandemic, hospitals will need to rely on their employees who may be fearful for their own health or spreading the illness to families. In this study, research Sharon Martin and colleagues report on a survey of Maine nurses and their willingness to report to work and what factors might influence them to do so. Some of her results are surprising. AJN’s editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy discusses the ramifications of her findings and what nurse administrators need to keep in mind.