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re vi ew ed a rti cl e his four-phase evidence-based practice initiative was designed to determine preliminary contex-tual characteristics of collegian nursing students in receiving, or their lack of receiving, the flu vaccine. Subsequently, strategies were developed to improve and maintain the students ’ participation in flu vaccines. This study relates to the welfare of student nurses and patients in their care. Students perform patient care in hospitals, clinics, and other settings where patients in compromised health are especially vulnerable to influ-enza. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the 2009 H1N1 pandemic resulted in more than 12,000 influenza-related deaths in the US. The Joint Commission requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to provide on-site access to influenza immuni-sation to staff and licensed independent practitioners; however, no provisions for student nurses are speci-fied. Employer-mandated influenza immunisation as a term for employment was associated with a significant increase in healthcare employees receiving the flu vac-cine, but, in the main, students are currently not man-dated to receive the flu vaccine. A one-day reduction of influenza-like illness for every two college and univer-sity students vaccinated has been reported. Therefore, improving influenza immunisation rates may have aca-demic and performance benefits for nursing students