Is It Safe To Take Care Of Tb Patients While Pregnant? What About When A Patient Goes To Nuclear Medicine?
I’m a RN working on a pulmonary/medical surgical floor and I’m getting mixed reactions from co-workers about who I can and can’t take care of. Some of my concerns are nuclear medicine when the patient comes back reactive, TB patients, those with shingles, certain medications, etc?
The patients that come back for Nuc Med are only marginally radioactive. THey will present no danger to your pregnancy, but the concern is understandable. The effective half life of the material used (Tc99m) is only hours. I have techs in my employ work in this field WHILE pregnant.
As for TB, if they are active, everyone in your department should be careful (as I am sure you know as an RN). If they have only a history of TB, I am usually less concerned.
Have a great pregnancy!
Honey if you are an RN you already know this…you may LOVE your job but if you LOVE your baby then you need to do something else right now. Ask to be transfered.
You need to quit!
TB is dangerous for anybody including your baby!
And shingles? That could possibly deadly during pregnancy!
You know that!
you are the RN here and you should know what is safe and what is not. to me personally i dont think i would want to be around any sick people like that. It can easily harm your baby.