Can U Be A Nurse And Have Hiv

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Can I go into nursing being HIV+?

I want to go back to school to get my nursing license but recently found out that I am HIV+. Can I still enter the nursing field or are ther risk that would prevent me from doing so?...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Please, please read all the questions and answers in this forum about exactly the same question. Then ask yourself whether nursing is what you really want to do. If it is, do it! We need good nurses.... Read more »

Becoming a Nurse with Hiv

I always wanted to be a nurse, I found out that I am Hiv+ almost a year ago. I hope my dreams are... Read more »

Response from David Wohl, M.D. »

dialysis nurse with HIV

i have a friend who have HIV and she is dialysis nurse, she allowed to work to do dialysis and... Read more »

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Libya: Qaddafi Won't Free Nurses in HIV Case

Despite strong protests from the United States and the European Union, Libya's Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not release the five Bulgarian nurses who were convicted and sentenced to death for allegedly infecting children at a Benghazi hospital with... Read more »

Lambda Legal Files Federal Discrimination Complaint On Behalf of Stroke Victim Who Was Denied Care by Six Louisiana Nursing Homes Because He Has HIV

Dallas -- Arguing that six Louisiana nursing homes violated federal law by refusing to care for a stroke victim because he also has HIV, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund will file a federal discrimination complaint against the homes today. A... Read more »

New Jersey: Nurse Hailed for HIV Work

Nurse Maryann Collins, a patient-care coordinator at Hackensack University Medical Center, has received a national award for her work with HIV/AIDS patients during the past 25 years. Collins was one of five individuals honored with Bristol-Myers... Read more »

Libyans Frustrated Over Focus on Bulgarian Nurses Instead of HIV-Positive Children

The New York Times on Sunday examined the "sorrow" and "frustration" of the families of the 428 children who became infected with HIV while under the care of Bulgarian nurses in Benghazi, Libya, "as attention focuses on the fate of the nurses,... Read more »

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Nursing Assistant with HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am a Nursing Assistant that is HIV+. All of my Coworkers know and some of the families of my residents know nd it was hard at first. I was constintly reminded that I have HIV and that I have to be extra careful. Well I was always careful and I... Read more »

Can You Be HIV+ and a Nurse?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am thinking of going to nursing school. I am poz, however, and have done the ethical thing and have contacted chairpersons of nursing depts. at two local colleges. Neither has gotten back to me and I am getting distinctly chilly vibes. Does... Read more »

Rural nurse

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm a nurse working in AIDS and I am so glad to see this site! Are there any other nurses out there afraid to post? I print out stuff from the net for my patients. Its so helpful. I work in an isolated area and there are no other nurses really who... Read more »

Please support our "ugly necklace" nurse's contest

Posted by rninli

Hi everyone - My husband is HIV + and a bunch of us nurses in a small community hospital on Long Island in NY and we decided to have some fun and be creative and we entered the "ugly necklace" contest sponsored by "land of odds" bead stores and we... Read more »

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