29th September 2021

You are an FY2 doctor, working on the acute medical unit

You are an FY2 doctor, working on the acute medical unit. One of the nurses approaches your FY1 colleague, sitting beside you at the doctors’ station, and asks if he could try taking blood for one of the new admissions, as she has been unsuccessful. The FY1 refuses, stating, “the patient is HIV positive, and I do not want to catch it”.

Which of the following statements about this case is most correct?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.