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Trouble I am sorry to hear about your misfortune. Scince you disclosed that info to me then I will disclose to you. I found out through donating blood, I tested positive for Hepatitis C. I hope you and the rest of the forum don't think that I am ignorant about bloodborne pathogens. I have done quite a bit of reading on these subjects, particularly for hep c. I understand what you are saying about the dangers and the appropreate conduct for personal protection. Its just that I feel that others look down on people like us like we are scum. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. Maybe, I'm being too judgemental about other people myself. Thats another reason I like to visit this forum, maybe I will learn something each time I visit. Maybe something good will come out of both of our misfortunes. fox

Thank you all for your responses, knowing that there are nurses out there that it makes no difference to them will make my life a lot eaiser in the nursing world. And, thanks for not trying to make me admit to anything.

caroladybelle, Thank you for your reply and god bless you! I basically feel the same way about the issue. why do I ask , you say? because I know there are clinics out there that don't want to treat patients with any of these problems. So, therefore, if they feel that way about patients , then they probably would feel that way about their co-workers. If you read between the lines of what i'm trying to say, I am paranoid. I know people can be cruel. I thought the whole idea behind nursing was to treat the ill and the suffering with compassion. I'm sure you have probably figured it out by now that I am new to all of this. I am still in pre-nursing. I have been stomped on before and I didn't like it. Anyway, thank you for your reply.

I was wondering what the general consensus is on working with other medical staff that you know has any bloodborne diseases like hep b or hep c, or hiv. Do you feel these people should be working in the medical field? If you worked with someone for years and then discovered that they had one of these, would it change your relationship with them? Would you invite them over for dinner? Would you still be friends with them? Would you give them the cold shoulder at work and/ or refuse to work with them? Just in general, how do you feel about the situation?