Anyone ever gotten stuck

Specialties Urology

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Any of you experienced nurses ever been stuck? So last night I pulled out the pts venous needle and was holding the site with my left hand. I went to slide my left hand out of the way and hold with my right (cuz my left was getting tired LOL), and apparently the very tip of the arterial needle came through the skin because I didn't see it and it wasn't bleeding and I actually sliced my finger!

I'm actually not freaking out because of the amount of infectious disease testing we do, but I still have to go for bloodwork...

I just feel incredibly dumb...

Specializes in LTC, Rehab.

You're not the only one!

Specializes in ER.

Yes, an unsuccessful IV attempt on an obnoxious Hep C pos guy. Somehow I didn't retract the safety mechanism all the way and got stuck cleaning up.

That patient was a total pain, the rehab facility wouldn't take him back after he needed long term antibiotics after a knee surgery. Tattooed head to toe, a manipulative, demanding drug seeker, we were stuck with him for over a month.

I was so stressed, but all turned out OK.

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