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Does nursing programs/hospitals accept students/nurses with Hepatitis B?

I have two questions..

First one is.. Im taking Pre-req classes before applying to Nursing Program.. And If I have Hepatitis B and apply will I get rejected from them?

And my second question is

Does hospitals in Florida (or any other states) hire a RN with Hepatitis B?

If yes, which hospital? (Doesn't have to be in FL, it could be any hospitals in US)

This has been my major worry these days...

I haven't gone to hospitals to check if I have Hepatitis B or not.. but I have a great chance I do..

so before I go get my blood checked up at the hospital I want to make sure if hospitals hire RN with Hepatitis B or not..

Please... if anyone out there knows the answer for this question.. please leave a message T_T...

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    First you need to find out IF you have hep B. If you do, you need to contact your medical provider.

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    If I have hep B .. what's going to happen next? Could you please tell me the possibilities?

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    If I have hep B .. what's going to happen next? Could you please tell me the possibilities??

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    We can not provide medical advice. You need to get tested first.

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    Okay I am going to get my blood test today..

    I will let you know what my result is ASAP..

    Im really worried and nervous at this moment..

    Hope everything goes well..

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    Wait do hospitals not hire people with Hep B? I never heard that before.

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    I just got a result and Im fine :)

    I have antibody and every other was negative!

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    You could contact a lawyer in your states. I think this goes hand in hand with civil rights.

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    I don't have hep B, but I'm also curious...would a program/hospital reject someone if they DID have hep B?

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    I don't have hep B, but I'm also curious...would a program/hospital reject someone if they DID have hep B?

    i think most of the hospital in the phils required every nurse working in their hospital to undergo hep b screening...and most probably they will be rejected f turns out positive..

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    I'm not sure they can refuse you based on that...when AIDS/HIV first came to the public awareness, there was a lot of stuff about a '+' healthcare worker- seems I remember that if there was no unusual risk of exposure, and some precautions were taken (which really should be in place with good technique), it wasn't something they could turn you down for.

    Now, if you took a job where you were positive, knew there was a risk of infecting someone over the 'normal' risk in taking care of patients, and didn't tell your employer and someone got infected, THEN you'd be in trouble- but that's a lot of ifs. :)

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