Nurses' Union wants all patients tested HIV

Identification of cases would help to take extra measures to protect
The Union of Portuguese Nurses (SEP) maintains that all patients should be screened for HIV when they enter the health service. Guadeloupe Simões, leader of SEP, quoted by Reuters, also said that these results should be disseminated to all health professionals, "to take measures of protection." A proposal that the bastonário of doctors considered "inet" and that Henrique Barros, the national coordinator for HIV / AIDS, classifying as "attack on human rights." The bastinado of the nurses says "not want to enter into this discussion."

The screening to all users of health services was one of the steps that James took Guadeloupe to avoid the risk of infection, most common among nurses than other health professionals. In statements on the sidelines of international days of surgery of the Piaget Institute, said there are cases of "chaotic situations" - such as the hospital emergency room, - where the nurses would not be possible to take the appropriate security procedures, because they are overloaded.

Henrique Barros believes that "internationally, all organizations consider that a mandatory screening is a violation of human rights and there is no reason to do," he says. The officer remembers that health professionals have an ethical duty, and professional ethics of caring for all people, "regardless of their status." In Portugal, there are no cases of infection in such circumstances and "the rules to avoid them are described in protocols. The risk is minimal. When there is, investigates itself and it is prophylaxis."

Pedro Nunes, bastonário of the Order of Physicians, also says the principle is absolutely INET. "Professionals need to protect itself from all patients and protect all patients. Who is this so great concern itself with the health not choose certain professions." He concludes: "It's an attitude of union radicalism."

Maria Augusta Sousa, bastinado of Nurses, confirms the need for nurses implement security measures, but stressed that "the data must be available to health professionals and the sharing of information should work." Stressing that "patients do not have to put a notice, who takes care of them are nurses and doctors and we need to know what state of health, even for the safeguard."