Although there are no clear guidelines in Kentucky, the general thought is that a nurse cannot be charged with abandonment until she has taken report from the previous nurse.
Peter1469 (09-20-2017)
Yeah, I do not think that would be allowed. It is an unfortunate risk a nurse or physician or anyone who may handle blood or bodily fluids in an AIDs patient has to take, but universal precautions are in place and they just need to do their jobs. The actual risk of being exposed to HIV is low, and the risk of infection after exposure is even lower. There are prophylactics that help prevent infection from things like needle pokes.
At this point, there is no reason to avoid treating a patient with AIDs. We know what causes it. We have ways to prevent exposure. We have ways to handle exposure and prevent infection in the rare cases it is required.
Agent Zero (09-20-2017)
How crazy alt righties got pwnd by a conervative web site:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/berlins.../#3b7ecb78e9b5
il·lib·er·ali(l)ˈlib(ə)rəladjective1.opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior
"illiberal and anti-democratic policies
synonyms: intolerant, narrow-minded, unenlightened, conservative, reactionary;
There are plenty of reasons why an individual would reasonably refuse to give care. I can't even begin to list them all. Anyway, would you rather get substandard care from someone forced to do it, or quality care from someone who legitimately wants to treat you?
That's obviously a rather general answer to a very general question.
"For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'." John Greenleaf Whittier
"Our minds control our bodies. Our bodies control our enemies. Our enemies control jack shit by the time we're done with them." Stick
Doctors and nurses are tradesmen just like any other. Why society places them on pedestals is beyond my ken.
At the same time, like any other should be able to do if we were still a free nation in which the rights of the individual had primacy over the will of the mob, they should be able to decline service to anyone they don't wish to service for any reason or no reason. Now, if they work in a hospital and their terms of employment say they will trat anyone who comes in the door, that is a different matter. Then, we are getting into employer/employee relationships. However, the GOVERNMENT should have nothing to say about it.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater