Im very passionate about the nursing career but colleges in canada aways give an excuse saying thier clinical placement sites will not accept me.
How do i challenge them
Hi Gipsy,
I am sorry to hear that. Which department did you contact? I used to contacted Mcmaster, and got response from their health screening department that"being an asymptomatic carrier of a blood borne pathogen (such as Hep B) should not prevent you from training as a nurse, attending placements at a clinical environment or registering with your college after graduation", and i believe this should apply to all the colleges in Ontario.
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Hi @jicjic
Congratulations on your career progression. I’m not sure if your question refers to AHPRA registration or the issue of working as a nurse with hepatitis B. Regarding applying for AHPRA registration, this is my third year renewing my registration, and I have never experienced any issues preventing me from getting or renewing it.
In terms of working in general, hepatitis B cannot prevent you from working as a nurse. However, you have to disclose your health status and provide a letter from your General Practitioner to your workplace before commencing your work. Unfortunately, there are very limited resources about visas and hepatitis B, but if you need support and advice, I would recommend reaching out to a migration agent or lawyer experienced with health issues to ensure they provide you with the right information.
You can contact HALC, as they can provide you with free legal advice regarding visas and hepatitis: About HALC or If you have any other inquiries or support, please feel free to reach out to LiverLine: LiverLine - LiverWELL
I hope it helps.
All the best,
Tepy
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Thank you, Tepy! Did you disclose your health condition to AHPRA?
Here in Ontario, I had to complete a health declaration informing the College of Nurses of Ontario about my Hep B status and provide specialist notes before they allowed me to register.
Hello everyone,
I’m from Ghana. I was diagnosed with HBV In 2017 after my nursing school.l’m healthy.Liver is fine because I do labs every 3 months. I started practicing nursing for the past 3 years and I want to travel to Germany to work in a care home or a hospital but I’m afraid I will be refused visa or l won’t get any care home or hospital to work in at Germany because of my condition. l want to start my German language course this month but I’m still confused.
I need your advice and help guys.thank you
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Hi Bea,
I work in Germany not in health care though.
There are no requirements for hbv for getting a visa.
For working in health care there is the answer from S.N that I found in the forum that could be helpful
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Thank you @ anonml am now Relieved and I will start my German course soon.thank you everyone am happy and blessed to be part of this wonderful community 
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I am truly grateful for this platform and the information it has provided me. I want to be a nurse, but was tested Hep B positive. when I received an offer from AU, I don’t know if I can receive a student visa or not. You guys give me information and confidence. After a mont of application, I’m pleased to share that I have successfully obtained my student visa and have enrolled in school.
Whatever questions you may have about student Visa application for nursing students with Hep, please feel free to reach out to me. I would be more than happy to share more about my ongoing studies and future career stories.
This has been an incredible journey, and I am excited to continue learning and growing. Thank you all for your support. I look forward to connecting with you further and being an active member of this wonderful community.
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I’m accepted into a nursing program in the USA. I am cleared to start my coursework and clinical rotations. I’ve a note from my Dr stating I can complete clinical rotations without restrictions.
The nursing school is associated with a local hospital and most if not all clinical rotations are done at the local hospital.
However the nursing program let me know that each clinical site can refuse to accept me. So I will have to apply to each clinical rotation site in turn, show them my Dr’s note, and they will decide to accept me or not.
Is this the norm for nursing school in the USA? To me this seems discrimination according to the Hep B foundation agreement with the Justice Department and CDC guidelines from 2011.
Hi @ePopJok,
Sorry to hear about this situation, sounds really precarious. I’m not sure about how this is handled and whether it’s a common thing. I’ve moved your post here in the hopes that one of the nursing students will be able to comment.
@chari.cohen, could you comment on the legalities of this? Maybe our American @HealthExperts could also give their feedback?
Cheers,
Thomas