A very important question.

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I am curently a student taking pre-reqs and has never cross my mind, but here is my question. Can I still be a nurse even if I'm hepititus B positive? I just now thought about it and want to ask someone but not sure who. Does anyone know?

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Specializes in Trauma ICU.

Yes, you can.

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

There are laws in the books that prevent employers from not hiring you only do to your disease status whether it be HIV, or Hep B/C. Discrimination is done but in my experience because employers just find other reasons to say why they didn't hire you.

Just remember it is not legal for them to ask about your personal hx only your work and school hx--they can't even ask you if you have kids or are married!

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Private Duty Peds.
:rolleyes: yes you can still become a nurse, they aren't allow to ask such questions do you have a certain type of disease, etc. They can only ask if you have any physical restrictions and Hep B is not .
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Specializes in NICU/Neonatal transport.

As long as you don't try pouring your own blood in your pt's wounds or having unprotected sex with them, I think you're ok ;)

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As long as you don't try pouring your own blood in your pt's wounds or having unprotected sex with them, I think you're ok ;)

LOL someone after my own heart

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Wow, it's been a long time since I post here. Thanks for all the replies to this thread.

I just wanted to share the good news that I'm hepititus B negative. I did many tests and they all came back negative. I'm not sure why I was positive the first time which was 4 years ago, but I recently tested and it came back negative...YEAHHH...

It was weird but the doctor said that I could be the 1% of those that converted the virus. He said that out of all the people with hepititus B, only 1% of them will convert and no longer have the virus. I feel so blessed and lucky. Thank God for his Blessing.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
As long as you don't try pouring your own blood in your pt's wounds or having unprotected sex with them, I think you're ok ;)

Is this considered standard of care in certain areas?

Is nursing the 2nd oldest profession?

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