Hi there. I have a friend in my adn class that had cancer as a child. She still goes for a yrly physical and this time some tests came back questionable. A couple of wks ago, her doc told her that her cancer has likely come back.
We were in clinics this week and one morning she was told that her patient had been transferred because he has TB. She was scared because she was around him the day before with no protective gear. She asked the clinic instructor what needed to be done. THe instructor contacted the school and now she (my friend) has to pay for the TB CXR and whatever other things that need to be done. Niether the hospital or school helps with those expenses. This girl has no insurance, not unlike many other college students.
Now they are also thinking she needs to be removed from nursing altogether. Can they do this???
I would think the hospital would give the chest xray seeing it happened there.........what if it were one of their staff exposed......what if say one of the staff got stuck by a needle...are they going to tell the staff member they have to pay for any f/u or tests to r/o hep or hiv????? I bet not......
Sometimes people volunteer too much info to others unfortunately it sometimes gets used against said person...such as this friend of yours with her compromised immune system........It's so unfair !! I make it a point now & made it a point during school never ever share any personal info with anyone because people can be real jerks about things that are none of their business......unfortunately
Judging from your post, I'm not quite sure why your classmate is at risk of being removed from the nursing program. Is it because of the her cancer?
Did your classmate violate any of your school clinical policy and procedures? Did your classmate refuse to have an x-ray or PPD after the TB exposure; consequently your clinical instructor misunderstood it and reported your classmate to your school's nursing department? Is your classmate undergoing chemotherapy or will have to in the near future, so her/his immune system is or will be compromised; most probably, continuing clinical is not possible? What factors or specific reasons why your classmate might not be able to continue in nursing school?
Kindly, please elaborate your classmate's situation to us by providing us with specific facts that caused this concern. Who knows many of responses you will get here might be able to help your classmate.
I sincerely wish things will be better for her. Carry on...
KellieNurse06
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I would think the hospital would give the chest xray seeing it happened there.........what if it were one of their staff exposed......what if say one of the staff got stuck by a needle...are they going to tell the staff member they have to pay for any f/u or tests to r/o hep or hiv????? I bet not......
Sometimes people volunteer too much info to others unfortunately it sometimes gets used against said person...such as this friend of yours with her compromised immune system........It's so unfair !! I make it a point now & made it a point during school never ever share any personal info with anyone because people can be real jerks about things that are none of their business......unfortunately