Court upholds firing of nurse who refused to treat HIV patient. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

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Court upholds firing of nurse who refused to treat HIV patient. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Feb 10;10(2):3-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700164

Abstract: A Federal appeals court has upheld the firing of a nurse who, because of her pregnancy, refused to care for an HIV patient. Pamela Armstrong, a nurse in the Home Care Services Division of Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL, argued that exposure to an HIV-positive patient might harm her fetus even if she employed universal precaution protocols. The court rebuffed Armstrong's contention that her diagnosis of gestational diabetes put her at a higher risk for contracting illnesses from an HIV-positive patient.

Keywords: Alabama Community Health Nursing Disease Transmission, Horizontal/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Employment/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD Female Government Human *Nurses *Occupational Exposure Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, First Universal Precautions NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
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