I was a nurse in hospital during the AIDS heartbreak. I got called to start an iv on a patient (strange since his nurse could have started it) and when I got there, was told he had AIDS. OK, in I went, introduced myself and proceeded to check him for veins, by touch of course. He just looked at me and said this was the first time he was …
I was a nurse in hospital during the AIDS heartbreak. I got called to start an iv on a patient (strange since his nurse could have started it) and when I got there, was told he had AIDS. OK, in I went, introduced myself and proceeded to check him for veins, by touch of course. He just looked at me and said this was the first time he was touched by human hands without gloves since his admission. Of course, I was current on how AIDS was really transmitted so I hugged him and expressed how sorry I was. Then, started his I’ve and visited for as long as I could. Sad the ignorance of medical personnel, then and now.
Same thing happened to me during a Breast Cancer Walk in 2004 when a person fell and immediately said he was HIV +. I told him it was ok, I worked in a HIV clinic, gloves were for my protection and I feel ok not using them as he wasn’t bleeding. Other walkers/runners were aghast I’m sorry to say.
I was a nurse in hospital during the AIDS heartbreak. I got called to start an iv on a patient (strange since his nurse could have started it) and when I got there, was told he had AIDS. OK, in I went, introduced myself and proceeded to check him for veins, by touch of course. He just looked at me and said this was the first time he was touched by human hands without gloves since his admission. Of course, I was current on how AIDS was really transmitted so I hugged him and expressed how sorry I was. Then, started his I’ve and visited for as long as I could. Sad the ignorance of medical personnel, then and now.
Same thing happened to me during a Breast Cancer Walk in 2004 when a person fell and immediately said he was HIV +. I told him it was ok, I worked in a HIV clinic, gloves were for my protection and I feel ok not using them as he wasn’t bleeding. Other walkers/runners were aghast I’m sorry to say.
God Bless you for your kindness and all you have done!