Woman sues dr for telling her she's HIV+

kkscottdale wrote: afrokock wrote: kkscottdale wrote: I side eye some of the other CNA's who give me report on my patients at the start of my shift. They will tell me, "Oooh he has HIV so u know I just gown up and do this and that." This is not the 80's. We know how you can get HIV now. There is no reason to put these people in isolation and put on all this protective gear unless somethig warrants it. Ex. They're coughing everywhere? Put on a mask. Puking everywhere. Put on a gown. And all times wear your gloves. And @ afro they just don't make beds.  In hospitals, they help monitor the patient through frequent vital signs and just being the nurse's aide(cleaning, hygiene stuff, take blood sugars, simple wound dressings, in the er they let them draw blood I heard,etc. Sometimes a good aide can either make or break your shift as a nurse. i just wanted you to highlight how they are more likely to be at risk than the rgn/rn as a result of those tasks listed up there I guess the main concern is bodily fluid contact but I've never thought to be more or less at risk than the nurse. I just follow UP for everyone and keep it moving. Treat everyone as if they could be infected. I almost got bit by a patient yesterday and God knows what she had.

and thats the point,

how would a rn knowing make any difference to her practice than it would yours?

its a discussion,

i just dont see how a nurse should know and an hca/cna shouldnt when in practice it shouldnt really change anyone's practice

just for discussion sake.. should nurses even know a patients HIV status? how will knowing a clients status impact their day to day duties? why not keep that status to dr bradley and dr kwame

She running round wit a new body and giving these mens her aids virus, talking bout she didn't want the test smh

laceyfront wrote: She running round wit a new body and giving these mens her aids virus, talking bout she didn't want the test smh

Yep. My op is that she knew she was HIV positive but wanted the ability to continue to live on in ignorance to absolve herself of liability. I cannot fathom why a person on such a journey to become healthy would not want to know their status, especially when the purpose of the test was to pinpoint deficiencies in her blood. This story is about more than someone knowing their rights. There's something very dark going on here...

Eta: but te law is the law so whatever.

Edited by ms_wonderland - Jan 22 2013 at 9:32pm

Afro, the RN incorporates that knowledge into her assessment and monitoring of the patient. The CNA is not responsible for assessment, more so assistance and data collection. The HIV status can be useful for the interpretation of the data but not relevant for assistance with ADL's which is a large part of what the CNA is responsible for.

joileprincess wrote: Afro, the RN incorporates that knowledge into her assessment and monitoring of the patient. The CNA is not responsible for assessment, more so assistance and data collection. The HIV status can be useful for the interpretation of the data but not relevant for assistance with ADL's which is a large part of what the CNA is responsible for.