Should hiv infected nurses be allowed to give patient care?

It still amazes me how little people know about getting this virus. Someone mentioned that it would be so easy for the nurse to transmit it and they are around sharp objects all day. Oh, brother. The nurse would have to bleed into an open wound of a patient for there to even be a chance of them getting it. Nurses should be and do wear gloves all the time when dealing with patients---no matter what their HIV status is. If you have a nurse who does not put gloves on when taking care of you---request that they do so.
So, this is completely ridiculous.

Of course a nurse can work with patients if she is HIV+.

People----if you think it would be easy for a nurse to pass along HIV so easily, you really need to learn about the disease first. Ignorance is scary.

No.

Yes. As long as they're not injecting themselves with something and then injecting the patient with medication using the same needle there should be no risk.

no they shouldnt as it could take one little thing then the patient is infected

No.

There are too many opportunities for blood contact when they're working with sharp objects all day.

What are you supposed to say to someone who gets AIDS when a nurse pricks herself with a needle and that blood gets into their system through an IV, or the same needle, or whatever?

"Hey, sorry, that was really unlucky for you?"

yes - HIV is only transmitted through bodily fluids like blood & semen (not even saliva transports it)....a patient isn't going to contact anything from a nurse - even if she drools on the patient. Also, most hospitals have a pheboltologist to draw and giv blood so a nurse wouldn't even be doing that.

Yes but to a limited degree they shouldnt be able to see patient because that puts the patient at an uneeded risk.
As long as its not an invasive procedure such as giving shots starting iv's etc...

Absolutely not. Would you allow a nurse to take care of you if you knew she was infected? How about a dentist? It only takes one moment of contact with a wound or bodily fluid and you're infected! A death sentence!

If you say this then the same theory should apply that HIV negative nurses should not take care of HIV positive patients.

See, It does not work, does it?

Nurses are taught the whole of their school and everyday in the hospital how to prevent disease.

There are 4 foundamentals of Nursing

1. Prevent disease and illness
2. Aliviate suffering.
3. Promote healing.
4. Promote confort.

All nurses practice on these 4 foundamentals.

The general universal role for nurses is " Do no harm. and Do unto others what you would have them do unto you"

absoulutely! Now if it was boxing like Tommy Morrison I would say that many lives are in danger. Thier is no combat going on and the cjances of the nurse bleading on a patient is highly unlikely.

For the nurse in here who says she is a nurse and wouldn't want an hiv+ nurse operating on her. well my question to you is this have you thought about changing fields because as a nurse will you be able to professionally care for patients that are positive? after all we work and pay taxes to.

Hmmmmm.........I wonder if any of the people that answered yes to this question would allow an infected Person to do medical work on them. I know I wouldn't and I am a nurse!!!!!