Injections

TeresaRN2b · Nov 27, 2002

I worked as a medical assistant and had to do those. Oh, I was awful with the first one, but it gets easier and you get better with practice.

Teresa

Mkue · Nov 27, 2002

Thanks Teresa, that is encouraging !

It is true that some students practice on each other? We never did in the lab.

:)

OBNURSEHEATHER · Nov 27, 2002

We never practiced on each other. :eek:

We practiced a few times in school, but I've honestly never given anything intadermally since then.

Heather

Rena RN 2003, RN · Nov 27, 2002

it gets easier with practice. we practiced on each other with normal saline in the lab and at our clinical sites.

Mkue · Nov 28, 2002

Thanks Heather, I just know I can do it, our instructor said that we probably won't ever have to do them.

Thanks Rena ! I just know I can do it if I get the chance again:eek:

emily_mom · Nov 28, 2002

We also practiced on each other in lab...it got a lot easier after the 10th poke!

Kristy

Angelica · Nov 28, 2002

I had to do one on a nine month old infant this semester. I felt very unsure of myself because babies have a habit of not sitting still for procedures. A nurse put a WWF hold on the baby and I did it. I was so relieved.

New CCU RN · Nov 28, 2002

Practice makes perfect.... dont worry.... you really prolly will never have to do one... lol, if you are real worried...you can always practice on an orange....... thats what we did in nsg school :)

renerian, BSN, RN · Nov 28, 2002

We did practice on each other as students with NS. It gets better. I gave alot of them on the oncology floor.

renerian

StudentSandra · Nov 28, 2002

originally posted by mkue
anyone have trouble with intradermal injections?

mantoux. i did one today and wasn't too successful:o my first one ever.

wow, around here you have to be certified to do the tb test. of course that doesn't mean the person is any good the last health dept rn that did us at school this year messed up about half of them. :confused:

Mkue · Nov 28, 2002

Gosh, thanks everyone, I feel better with your responses. We used a "pad" in the lab and there is no way to see a wheel (sp) with the pads.

I'm going to see if I can use NS for practice.

Thanks !:)