Recently I have had a needle stick. (my first). Upon disclosure of my blood test (all currently negative) I was told that upon hire two years ago (2007)that my initial labs for hisr showed a + hep B result.
As I was sitting there I was completely floored. I had a vaccine in 2005 and before that was prego and had tests done then also. There as been no activity that would be an potential cause of the positive test.
What bothers me most is when I asked the employee health person why this was not disclosed to me she never gave me an actually answer. I still do not remeber what she said. It just did not make sense.
What I would like to know is who would you take this to in the chain of command? And I would think it prudent to disclose the + result to me. Am I wrong in being extremely upset or do they even have a right to withhold this info?
Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.
Your employer is absolutely obligated to provide you with lab results that are abnormal. And they have a duty to provide the results in a timely manner so that you can follow up with your physician. It makes me wonder if they failed to notify you because they thought they would have a big workers comp issue on their hands for a hospital acquired illness. You need to follow up with your physician immediately and perhaps consult an attorney.
diane227, LPN, RN
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Your employer is absolutely obligated to provide you with lab results that are abnormal. And they have a duty to provide the results in a timely manner so that you can follow up with your physician. It makes me wonder if they failed to notify you because they thought they would have a big workers comp issue on their hands for a hospital acquired illness. You need to follow up with your physician immediately and perhaps consult an attorney.