Perhaps see it from another perspective...........
The source (patient) is also an innocent victim (poor choice of terminology really)
They have done nothing but be a patient
Why does the staff member need to be reassured by a negative result from the patient?
Why not be reassured by a good risk assessment and knowing the actual risks?
I would put a patient through HIV test because I had a needlestick? I would assess the risk and take PEP if considered necessary.
While you hope for a negative result to reassure the staff member, what happens if you get a positive - who follows that up - was not even thinking of insurance more like health, relationship, family, occupation etc. Huge difference in reaction to a postive result from a patient choosing to test than an 'enforced' test
Typing this very calmly and hoping it is coming across as such
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Joseph-come on!
We are speaking about reasuring our co-worker who has been a VICTIM-all we are trying to do is reasure this victim-in my excperience its very unusual for a source to refuse consent and the other old chestnut about insurance applications is old hat too.
The protocol should ensure that matters are fully explained to the source so they have no concerns about consenting to their blood being tested and teh result being used to inform the treatment of the victim.
Lets look at reasuring the innocent victim as quickly as possible -the cost of additional stress to the victim being worried about the event should also not be underestimated.
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