2006-09-02 04:27:07 · 10 answers · asked by setigirl13 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No!. No way. You need to look up Hepatitis and how you can transmit it to your patients, and you need to alert your employer. You are obliged to tell them.l
2006-09-02 04:33:27 · answer #1 · answered by Eileen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why sure...since more than likely she will not be contagious after she's missed work do to infection.
hepatitis a is mostly a short termed illness and since there are many different strains of hepatitis a, anyone can get it.
if she were working while being ill (highly doubtful) she could pose a slight risk to those with weakened immune systems, but a nurse also knows risks of infection and probably would not work.
there are plenty of nurses and doctors who have hepatitis b or c.....which are toally different infections from one another and even more different than that of A.
chances are that this nurse had hepatitis a before she knew it, so the infection stage might of posed a risk to someone else already before she fully showed signs of infection too, so i wouldn't really see a problem with it unless she had fever (sign of infectious infection)
2006-09-04 15:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hepatitis A is infectious late in the incubation period, in the pre- jicteric (pre -jaundice) phase, when there is low grade fever, nausea and vomiting and till only about a week after jaundice appears. Even then, it is transmitted through the stools via the mouth and the gastro- intestinal tract. With careful hand- washing practices after using the toilet, it will not be transmitted. In the early stage, you are too sick to go to work and then by the time you know that you have hepatitis A, you are probably non- infectious. If you have stopped vomiting and feel well enough to go to work, you may.
2006-09-02 12:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any caretaker-Dr. Nurse,Aid, should not work if they have an infection that could be passed on to their patient. It is highly unethical for any caretaker to risk the health and well being of the people that they serve by exposing them to infection.
2006-09-02 11:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by blondecarpenter@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A is infectious, therefore contagious. If it were C, which can only be contracted by sharing of blood, then I'd say yes but A should be dealt with. A is curable.
2006-09-02 11:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah she is nurse knows better how react to the situation than us
2006-09-02 11:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does the law say. Is she careful? How is it passed from one person to another? If she can avoid putting her patience at risk why not?
2006-09-02 11:32:56 · answer #7 · answered by sgtpatti 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
absolutely not! hep A is spread through fecal-oral contamination, and there is a chance she/he could give it to a patient.
2006-09-04 14:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by frida_pie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hepetatis A is usually seen in children. well certainly it is risky
2006-09-03 08:06:50 · answer #9 · answered by sufia k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO WAY
2006-09-02 13:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by ninja monkey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋