I gave my first injection!!!!

[Natingale, EdD, RN]

Before I was like

after I was like

*wine

:hpygrp:

:yelclap:

And nowwww I feel like a real

I also gave PO meds and hung IVs and piggybacks. All in a days work!

[Valhalla_Pure]

Congrats to you! I also felt really excited after giving my first injection and working with IV meds. It only gets more exciting from here :)

[1andrea1]

I am glad that I am not the only one that gets really excited about all of the new stuff. I just couldn't stop smiling after I gave my first IM, subq and hung my first IV. It really does make you feel like a real nurse (at least it makes me feel that way!)

Good luck!

[athena55, BSN, RN]

Hey Natingale, congratulations on accomplishing a major nursing "task"...

I remember my first attempt. My instructor was standing next to me, i had all my "equipment" beside me. I carefully explained to the patient what I was about to do, she (the patient) very kindly rolled over. I visualized my landmarks, made my "X" marks [do students still do that?] took a deep breath and.....MISSED. I had closed my eyes and I hit the mattress instead. Sigh.

athena

[shippoRN]

awww congratulations. I remember when I gave my first injection, I ran home and called my mom, i was so excited, i was talking so fast to try to tell her everything lol.

I remember hanging my first IV to, I felt supremely stupid doing the whole thing, especially when i had to do it with the pump lol. I still feel supremely stupid with IV's.

[Natingale, EdD, RN]

hahaha thanks for the replies

Athena, thats too funny!

Yeah the pump is tricky, filling one bubble at a time.

Thanks again guys!

[inland18mempire]

wonderful! an experience to remember for quite some time! you'll be starting IVs behind your head in no time.

[lvnlrn]

isn't it exhilarating!! i gave my first injection last semester, which was the first time i felt like a "real" nurse (sitting in class just isn't enough!). we did flu shots for faculty members...and then my nursing instructor had me do hers. thank god everything went okay!! i have yet to hang an IV, but hopefully i'll get to next week for my surgical clinical. =)