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    by Nov 25, '10
    I was wearing clean gloves and I was stuck by a used needle. It was for foley catheter removal, I checked the gloves there was no hole...I check my hand there was no blood. Am I in danger of getting some sort of disease? or am I just paranoid here?
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    by NewlyGradBSN Nov 25, '10 6:44 am
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  4. Nov 25, '10 by
    I do not believe you have anything to worry about. But I do have one question: Why were you using a sharp to remove a foley?
    pinkchris2000, EverNurseRN, Mike A. Fungin RN, and 13 others like this.
  5. Nov 25, '10 by
    Quote from resumecpr
    I do not believe you have anything to worry about. But I do have one question: Why were you using a sharp to remove a foley?
    This. I'm confused.
  6. Nov 25, '10 by
    Huh? Confused with my response or were you agreeing with me?
  7. Nov 25, '10 by
    This does not sound right at all. To remove a foley, we use a syringe....no needle. OP, please explain if you can.
  8. Nov 25, '10 by
    Quote from NewlyGradBSN
    I was wearing clean gloves and I was stuck by a used needle. It was for foley catheter removal, I checked the gloves there was no hole...I check my hand there was no blood. Am I in danger of getting some sort of disease? or am I just paranoid here?
    WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? This makes no sense on so many levels.
  9. Nov 25, '10 by
    Confused why you were using a needle to remove a foley.
  10. Nov 25, '10 by
    Can't you use a needle to obtain a sample from a foley? And it's from the tubing, not the bag. Just something that floated into my brain, because I remember learning about that in lab.
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    Nov 25, '10 by
    If you are removing a foley, you use a syringe without a needle - how did you get stuck?
  12. Nov 25, '10 by
    Usually urine has to be fresh sample, usually the tubing that goes to the drainage bag is disconnected and the urine allowed to drain from the f/c into a sterile container, then sent to the lab. If urine is withdrawn a needle is never needed just a syringe b/c a needle can puncture a catheter &/or tubing and the bore of a needle might not be large enough for blood, stones, etc. to pass through.