Did AIDS patient can share same room with other patient?

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In my long term care facility, have one AIDS patient who share same room with other old man. I just want to know is that OK?:igtsyt::stdnrsrck:

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Yes of course its ok.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

I would think that would depend upon the HIV+ person's CD4 count.

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this old man have dementia but in the early stage,some time he will be confuse. is that safe for this old man share same room,same bath room with aids patient?

:typing :confused:

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

Yes it is safe.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.
this old man have dementia but in the early stage,some time he will be confuse. is that safe for this old man share same room,same bath room with aids patient?

:typing :confused:

yes, it is safe for the old man. i am more concerned about the safety of the "aids" patient here. does the person really have aids, or are they simply hiv positive?

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Yes, it is safe for the old man. I am more concerned about the safety of the "AIDS" patient here. Does the person really have AIDS, or are they simply HIV positive?

My instructor said he is a AIDS patient.

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Specializes in Hospice.

If your pt truly has AIDS, the other pt is more of a danger to him than the other way around.

Standard precautions should take care of cross-contamination risks.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

There is a difference between being HIV+ and having AIDS. If the person does have AIDS, then their immune system is severely compromised, and they are at risk for infection. A private room would be a more suitable situation for such a person, to minimize their risk of exposure to infection. The danger is not to the roommate, but rather, to the person with AIDS himself.

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Specializes in SRNA.

I would only be concerned with whether the roommate has any type of communicable disease. HIV+ patient would have compromised immune system even if not progressed to full blown AIDS.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Flight.

yeah it is safe... and i will have to agree w/ reno...

the pts roommate is more likely to get the aids pt sick than the other way around....... good question though....but reno hit it spot on!!!

:cool:

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i would love to see this aids pt have a private room.

thinking of all those colonized pts and workers, sends chills down my spine.

i would like to see him protected as possible.

but me thinks the facility is considering the bottom line in $$.

leslie

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