I'm pretty new to home health. It's been about six months. I worked on Surgical floor for three years prior. It has been a rough week. I had to draw blood from a central line and it took a few syringes. My needle box was a bit full and guess what happened? I was pushing the syringes in sort of hard and one came thru the box and stuck my leg. I know what I should do. This was Friday and today is Sunday. With the week I have had and feeling incompetent at present, I have done nothing. Of course it was late Friday. Office was closed. My superviser wasn't in office. She is a stickler and is a OSHA nut. I just need a bit of support. I feel like an idiot. It's just one more thing in my week and my new boss will say Why did you wait? I'm not sure about the syringe even. Which needle or patient did it come from? I'll be at fault for this in the eyes of the boss.
