Nurse with Hep B

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I just got admittance into Nursing school in Canada. I'm wondering if jobs will be limited for me in the future because i'm a hep b carrier?

Please tell me your thoughts!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Never mind.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Are you looking at Canada or elsewhere in the world?

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Canada!

Are you looking at Canada or elsewhere in the world?
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I can't think it would matter. Many people carry Hep B but their viral levels are so low as to be almost undetectable, they have no symptoms, are other wise healthy. They have no restrictions on most activities of daily living except they cannot donate blood. (I'm not sure about getting pregnant vis a vis the baby?)

Is your Hep B active, are you ill from it? I'm no expert but just having Hep B is not a death sentence nor can I think of any way it would prevent anyone , nurse or otherwise, from whatever career they have chosen.

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I can't think it would matter. Many people carry Hep B but their viral levels are so low as to be almost undetectable, they have no symptoms, are other wise healthy. They have no restrictions on most activities of daily living except they cannot donate blood. (I'm not sure about getting pregnant vis a vis the baby?)

Is your Hep B active, are you ill from it? I'm no expert but just having Hep B is not a death sentence nor can I think of any way it would prevent anyone , nurse or otherwise, from whatever career they have chosen.

Thank you!!

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