In Bhutan,some nurse be come very apprehensive when confronted with HIV/AIDS patients,and prefer to take care of patients with other diagnosis rather than HIV/AIDS. Some nurse belived that they have the right to know the status of HIV positive patients when admitted to hospital. This was evident even in previous studies. Why do nurses become apprehensive and fear to take care for HIV/AIDS patients? Is it because of poor knowledge; or because of inadequate experience working with HIV/AIDS patients, or is it because of fear of contagion? The phenomena could be well supported as stated by Ngcongo , "The influencing factors included fear of contagion associated with uncertainty of care and feeling of futility in providing care for patients with a potentiality fatal disease.