Nurse contacted scabies. Can she still work?

[PAIDNSUNSHINE]

No union here where she works, so whats the "norm" ? can she do desk duty? or some other non-skin to skin contact job?

[caliotter3]

Depends on when doctor clears the nurse for work and any limitations placed by doctor. If the scabies was acquired on the job, then a worker's comp claim through the employer is appropriate.

[oramar]

Her employee health department should have specific rules about how to deal with this. Chances are she will be off but it is hard to say how long because it depends on their policy.

[Indy, LPN, LVN]

First of all, in a patient it is considered contact isolation. So she should have one, seen a doctor, two, done the treatment, three get a work excuse from the doctor. Then take it to employee health and they will have their own idea about when the nurse can work. It should be something like a few days off I would think. Think about it. There are little bugs crawling in her skin. Little bugs that can get on you if you're really close. So you want her working at your desk?

[sharpeimom]

i contracted scabies 2x. onceworking in a shelter for the homeless and the other time in psych, and was off about 2 weeks both times.

btw, my vet suggested i wear gloves when i handled our cats for that 2 weeks.

kathy

shar pei mom:paw::paw: