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Employee Issue with HIV Feb 18, 2004 What does a nursing supervisor do if a nurse says she wants to be assigned to a different patient because her current patient is HIV positive with an open wound? Employee says it is because of religious beliefs... |
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 Refusal to treat a patient with HIV is hardly a "religious" issue. I am unaware of the requirement to practice bigotry in any religion. It's a direct refusal to perform an essential function of the job. I recommend that you treat it as an educational issue first, then a disciplinary issue--all in the same conversation. | ||||||||
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