Wednesday, September 8, 2010

What would be your reaction to receiving health care from a worker with HIV/AIDS

What would be your reaction to receiving health care from a worker with HIV/AIDS?
Especially if it involves contact with your body fluids and the use of sharp objects? Would you object or consider it discriminatory if you did not allow the person to do their work? And do you think the person should quit healthcare and work where they are not in contact with human fluids?
Infectious Diseases - 11 Answers
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1 :
They cannot be health care workers in the US if infected. Its illegal.
2 :
HOLY S*** THEY HAVE ADIS!!! AHHH!! naw im just kidding I'd be sad.. "teardrop"
3 :
I would not allow it.
4 :
no thank-you
5 :
In my opinion, if that worker knows they have it, then they should extra precautions to protect patients, but it would discriminate the worker if they have used extra precaution as best as possible, and it wasn't their fault it has happened...but if they didn't use precaution even though they knew they had it, then i would complain...but I wouldn't object as long as i know they are using precaution to protect me!
6 :
I would not let anyone who has HIV/ AIDS do anything to me. If I can't get a better health care beside the one that got the hiv/aids then i will go to another health care place. the HIV/AIDS is no no for me.
7 :
Id say........... bitch, give it up, i like dick, yous nothin but a prick, starring vagina sold out bunk trick, like i give a shit, i aint seen no eastcider lit, you played drizze like a used car salesman, punk, i aint seen your lowrider get drunk, I dont know what you heard about me but the backstabbing nigga hep c, and you the motherfuckin chink dmv, and crack knows your lyin rib, suck that lung next time you die on crib.
8 :
Each health care worker should take all precautions to avoid any contamination on both sides. After all, what would it help to avoid or take extra precautions when you know someone is infected? How many people are there NOT KNOWING that they are infected? Refusing an AIDS positive person's care would be discriminatory and not very constructive.
9 :
Wow, you really get a sense of how un-enlightened and uneducated people are on this site. For starters; No, it is not illegal....There are many Doctors, Dentists, Nurses and other health care professionals in the United States infected with HIV who are still practicing. HIV is a difficult disease to get!!!! Has anyone here ever heard of "Universal Precautions"? They are the basic guidelines in any health care setting that protect the health care worker from the patient AND the patient from the health care worker. Although there are reports of a health care workers (Dentist in the US) infecting patients, they are extremely rare. Chances are if you get HIV from a health care worker, its because you had unsafe sex with them. Do some research people, and don't be so ignorant! Take Care, and Stay Safe!
10 :
I'm not as concerned with healcare workers as I am with those who prepare my food in restaurants. First, I don't know of any heal care professionals that don't use rubber gloves when taking care of a patient. It really shouldn't be a concern unless they offer you a blood transfusion. JMHO
11 :
its called discrimanation.....you never know who might have the virus it isn't like they tell you bc they have the right to privacy..as long as they aren't trying to infect me i don't have a problem with them in any work environment bc they have to make a living to those meds are high

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