Injections practice?

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Hi,

my wife is a nursing student and wants to use me to practice injections for some exam. I told her NO WAY! I don't mind the cooking, cleaning, laundry and other stuff but she can't use me as a pin cushion. She needs to practice injections with subcutaneous and intramuscular, which a friend of mine says hurts. She claims it won't hurt that much but she can forget it. Plus she needs to inject it into my stomach! Has she lost her mind?

Anyway is there something else she can pratice on? She says they use pillows at school then during the exam they inject the professor (I take you have to be insane to be nursing profeesor). Can't she practice on herself? How about she uses the dog? Or some sort of dead animal? I'll gladly run over the neighbors cat or a squirrel or something. Or am I being a baby like she says? Can't you kill somebody if you screw it up? Why can't she use the million dollar robo paient they just bought, IStan? I thought that was the whole point of having it.

Anyway thanks. She is doing much better since she took some of your advice (studying in a group has helped a lot), straight A's. But she is really hard worker, so no surprise.

Daytonite, I doubt it's "illegal" because many nursing schools do indeed have students give injections unsupervised once they've proved proficiency. After I'd been observed giving SQs and IMs under my instructor's supervision, and with her approval and knowledge, I was allowed to give them without her being present.

OP, may I suggest that your wife practice on HERSELF if she wants to practice giving injections with minimal pain.....I wouldn't volunteer if I were you, either :D

laws may vary from state to state as well as variations in policy among different institutions. I also was never allowed to perform these skills unless supervised by a licensed professional.

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laws may vary from state to state as well as variations in policy among different institutions. I also was never allowed to perform these skills unless supervised by a licensed professional.

We had to be check off as being capable to perform the skill like with SQ and IM and IVs only thing we were never allowed to do while in school is IVP and Blood transfusions other than these 2 we could do any skill we were trained to do--I have given reports to physicians as well as on coming nurses so we were allowed a little more room I guess but we always worked with or beside the RN that was responsible for the patients and if she didn't feel comfortable with us doing something she would do it herself. But I was one of the blessed ones and I had alot of real good RN's to work with so they allowed me to do more than I would've ever dreamed and I am so thankful to each and everyone of them. I hope I get to return the same to new oncoming students coming up behind my class. :)

OoOooOo booooooooooooo be a man!!!!

i used my fiance. it took some convincing but then he was ok with it....i also used my fellow students and they practiced on me.

it does NOOOOOOT HURT AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! like i could hardly even feel it. the needles you practice with and the saline you use is what your body is made up of...so you can barleyfeel it.

if you still dont want to...Use an orange! it seriously feels exactly like giving a shot to an orange. (you wouldn't think so but it does)

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My boyfriend is panicking at the prospect of me practicing on him. According to him, since I won't have a sharps box to dispose of the needle, I could be contributing to the AIDS epidemic. "Nursing students could be the number 1 cause of AIDS!!" I think he's just afraid of needles and the look in my eye.

Specializes in NICU.

In reality, I don't think I'd want to practice on him. It's just fun to scare him.

Specializes in Renal/Cardiac.
In reality, I don't think I'd want to practice on him. It's just fun to scare him.

:up::yeah::chuckle:idea: LOLOLOLOL

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In reality, I don't think I'd want to practice on him. It's just fun to scare him.

Boyz are such wimps!:D

Specializes in Renal/Cardiac.
boyz are such wimps!:D

lololol yes they are :)

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