Your patient has told you that he is HIV positive. What precautions would you take when...
Your patient has told you that he is HIV positive. What precautions would you take when drawing his blood? What type of PPE would you wear? Would they be different than drawing someone who is not HIV positive? Do you think you would treat the patient differently?
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Answer: While drawing blood from patient who is HIV positive should need precautions such as wearing gloves, as well as mask. The body fluids i.e. blood of the patient should not be directly touched. Hand should be washed properly after withdrawing the blood.
The PPE should be wear such as gloves, face mask and precautions should be taken. Yes, while drawing patient's blood it is necessary to take precautions because anyone can have infection and not every time it is known.
Patient should not be treated differently because they need much care and should not be make feel like different. They should be treated as like human being.
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