Injection Procedures

None of the things you've mentioned are taught in nursing school, although the "nurse" who gave the shots may or may not be a "nurse" after all.

However, how do you know that the person who administered the injections to your child was a licensed or registered nurse? Do you know with certainty? I'm asking this only because the individual who gave the shots might very well be a medical assistant (MA) who never attended nursing school in the first place. Many doctors' offices and clinics have stopped utilizing nurses many moons ago.

Moreover, in the real world of nursing we cannot do every procedure the exact same way it was taught to us in nursing school. If we attempt to do all nursing tasks as they are described in textbooks, we'd run out of time and resources.

I know she was a LPN. I totally understand that what is learned in nursing school sometimes evolves to fit into the real world/everyday work. I was mostly wondering, as a RN who has been to nursing school, do you find this unsanitary?

I have seen people do that, and I've also seen people stick bandaids and tape everywhere from bedrails to bedside tables, and while it might save time, to me it's just gross. I personally do find it unsanitary, and when I give my patients their injections at our mental health clinic I just pull the bandaid open a little bit but leave it in its package but within easy reach so once the injection is finished I just grab it, whip it open, and slap that baby on!

OK, in the hospital setting we wear gloves to give an injection. When I worked in the health units during flu season, no gloves. Just hand sanitizer in between patients.

Just because you didn't see her wash her hands doesn't mean she didn't do it. I use sanitizer on my hands before I enter patients rooms and when I leave them, utilizing the containers on the walls outside the rooms.

I've never used a bandaid after giving a shot but if I did, I'd probably unwrap them just before application.

I know she was a LPN. I totally understand that what is learned in nursing school sometimes evolves to fit into the real world/everyday work. I was mostly wondering, as a RN who has been to nursing school, do you find this unsanitary?

This is a very strange sentence. The Commuter is a LPN who is attending an RN programme. Why would you want an RN to comment on an LPN's practice? Every nurse, regardless of her type of practice permit has the same instruction in what and what is not sanitary.

When I was giving flu shot this pass season. I would open the band aid up after I prepared the injection and putit one side on the back of my gloved non dominant hand so it was easily assesable after administration of the vaccine. I to have seen tape on all sort of unsanitary surfaces and would not want them on me or may family after a procedure.

This is a very strange sentence. The Commuter is a LPN who is attending an RN programme. Why would you want an RN to comment on an LPN's practice? Every nurse, regardless of her type of practice permit has the same instruction in what and what is not sanitary.

Why would I want a RN to comment on a LPN's practice? B/c as you say in your response "Every nurse, regardless of her type of practice permit has the same instruction in what and what is not sanitary." I just wanted the opinion of someone who was more educated that me!

In my response to The Commuter, I was responding to the question about was I sure the "nurse" was a nurse and not a medical assistant. I stated that she was an LPN.

Was the band-aid completely open or just the tip of it? I guess it isn't very sanitary practice but when trying to give two injections to a wiggling and probably screaming one year old, it is hard to stop between the injections to unwrap a band-aid, unless the unwrapping has already been started.[/quote']

No it was completely opened and stuck on her top when she came in the room. I just thought that she just poked a hole in my baby's leg then put a dirty bandaide on it. Maybe I am just a little protective with my baby.