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Is a staff unfit for nursing if she is a hepatitis b carrier?


I am a medical officer in a private hospital. A staff came for preemployment.she was found to have HbsAg positive.Must I declare her as unfit for employment?

No, that's why universal precautions are mandated for health care workers.

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