is it more difficult to get a job as a nurse or doctor with hiv? i'm just curious if that is an issue that gets in the way of being hired at hospitals

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In a hospital telemetry unit (for cardiac patients), who staffs it (i.E., what kinds of doctors and nurses)? If you get transferred to telemetry from another floor, does your doctor go with you?

Answer 1

Ask hospitals: I think this goes beyond the scope of our clinical role at HealthTap, but in the spirit of facilitation, I suggest you discuss this with the administration at any hospital you plan on applying to, if you are talking about yourself. Obviously, being infected with HIV places an added potential infectious risk to all patients you contact physically, but I believe can safely be circumvented

Answer 2

Absolutely, more so: because hospitals are buildings full of sick people: people who are both (a) more vulnerable to injury & infection than most not in hospitals plus (b) people who are hospitalized are far more likely to sue the hospital, & everyone associated, for any injury or bad outcome which they perceive as being induced by anything which happened while they were in a hospital. This powerfully drives costs ↑.

Answer 3

Ask away: Whatever questions you have. Time spent answering patient questions is some of the most productive that a health care professional does, and we're very glad to do it.

Answer 4

Hospital notified: Healthcare workers who test positive must notify the Dept of Public Health and hospital they are on staff. This must be done to protect patients who may be potentially be exposed during invasive procedures, even thought the risk is small if contact precautions are followed. The regulations very state by state.

Answer 5

No they don't!: Anyone's HIV status should be confidential. Including doctors or nurses. Sadly, as a doctor myself, I can say that many providers don't treat their colleagues' health information as confidential. But you are absolutely right, even doctors and nurses are protected by law from having to disclose any health information unless it could affect their ability to practice safely.

Answer 6

Ethics: Ethical health care providers do not lie to patients or knowingly enter false information into a medical record. That understood, any person has the capacity to lie; most of us choose to tell the truth.

is it more difficult to get a job as a nurse or doctor with hiv? i'm just curious if that is an issue that gets in the way of being hired at hospitals

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