HelloNurse 24

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1. Blood Exposure

   HelloNurse 24 replied to HelloNurse 24's topic in General Nursing

   I asked her because i was exposed. she goes to the dr frequently she had all her meds with her. she has chronic copd

2. Blood Exposure

   HelloNurse 24 replied to HelloNurse 24's topic in General Nursing

   "A well-approximated wound will epithelialize in 24-48hrs, and which point your risk goes way down. But in your case, it depends on how gaping the wound was, and to what degree it has healed." Its definitely over 48 hours old. Its a slice wound so th...

3. Blood Exposure

   HelloNurse 24 replied to HelloNurse 24's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. I know I'm at risk because my skin was broken but it was an healing cut so there was some scab not sure if that makes a difference. I'm so confused and scared at this point. I didnt tell any of the managers or doctor's maybe i should???

4. Blood Exposure

   HelloNurse 24 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new ED nurse and cut myself with a knife washing dishes a couple of days ago. Today I was inserting an I.V. in this 64 yr old female, I got the IV in fine took off my gloves to tape and some blood got on the same finger that I recently cut. I i...