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Hi everyone, quick question-- I have a lot of Psych patients who refuse the VEntrogluteal site. I have no choice but to give them these 2ml injections in the dorso which I hate hate hate doing! My question is if it was hit would they feel it? And wou...

Is there a timeframe as to how long it should hurt? I have a haloperidol injection in the arm which is typical in our facility and 2 days later the patient says it still hurts. I know haldol is thick and arm soreness is common but it just makes me so...

I have only 1 maybe most 2 patients that complain. I think I'm a very paranoid afraid person. Someone that worries a lot. My reviews have always been amazing. I just worry so much. I think I create this problem for myself. I'm just a very insecure pe...

I'm giving them haldol dec and abilify and invega depot injections. I have a few who are SO EXTREMELY dramatic about " you can't give it here it hurts" I know this sounds mean but I just wanna tell them... MAYBE IF YOU DIDNT EAT FAST FOOD EVERY DAY a...

Hi guys, please help! I'm terrified of the VG site. I feel like there isn't enough muscle there! Even if I find the landmarks I still feel like I'll be injecting it in the wrong place or I'm gonna hit a bone! Please help me!!! Does it look like there...

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for the help. i have a question about using 1.5 in obese clients. I have two who are about 250lbs and my invega box says to use a 1.5 inch which makes sense. My question is do I put in the entire length of the needle? I...

Thank you for writing...last month I gave a haldol dec in the glut ( only place he'd let me) with a 1.5. He started having sx 2 weeks later. I've been blaming myself this entire time that I should have used a 2 because I might have gone subcutaneous....

Thank you!!!!! I have one female who gets haldol dec and she doesn't let me go anywhere but her arm! And she's always making noises... honestly I get it- it can hurt but geez I'm not murdering you!!!! None of my other guys make noises ... she's the o...

Thank you. So do you recommend going all the way in? I hate this. I used to never have problems with this until i messed up one time and now I'm a nervous wreck every time on things I never had a problem with! What's the matter with me! I feel like a...

Hello everyone I appreciate in advance for the support as I'm truly upset. I give haldol dec injections monthly and most of my guys are pretty skinny- that being said, I have one that's not! He's close to 200. Well... we had no 2 inch needles availab...

Thank you for this. It really helps. There's been a lot of anxiety in my heart and it's ruined my weekend. I used to be so confident in everything I did. A bad leader can really make you doubt yourself. Thanks for being supportive and offering guidan...

Can you guide me on something? In the VG site if the patient is less than 200lbs would you likely use a 1.5 still? I have some guys that are oved 200 and I always worry what to use ... 1.5 or 2 in the VG and the DG. How about in the deltoid?

Hello :) thanks for the response. not sure where the confusion started however I would never use a dirty needle for a second injection. What we do at our psych hospital which I've done at every psych hospital I've worked in is for example if I have t...

Thank you. This helps me a lot. He used to be on 150mg then they lowered him to 125 because of EPS. I just really hope they bump that up. I'm going to split that dose in half and give it in each arm. No more in the butt! He's too fat and I just don't...

Thank you I hope I make it that long !

But... I used a 1.5 not a 2. I didn't have 2 available and I even checked on our psych unit and they only had 1.5 too. Ugh. The anxiety is overwhelming

Hello there... so my invega box comes with only a one inch and 1.5 inch for dorsogluteal injections! So it basically says use 1 inch for the deltoid or 1.5 in the deltoid if they're over 200 and then it says 1.5 for dorsogluteal no matter what. Whic...

Thank you so much for your kind words

Hello there :) Thank you but I feel like an idiot.... í ½í¸« I'm not sure if I'm understanding you correctly. I'm worried because the guy I was injecting was probably a little under 200.. no where near a body builder... he's overweight. I'm terrifie...

Thanks for the response. Well I've never actually even used a 2. I've always used a 1.5 but after all my anxiety set in- naturally I started looking at all kinds of articles and BMI needle ratios... you know everything that would give me a panic atta...

Thanks for this! I'll definitely take a look. A lot of my guys are now on invega but haldol works so great for so many. Thanks

thank you so much. I'm so terrified I'll be blamed. I gave it dorsoglut although I know it's not recommended -- since we're using haldol most often that's where we give it since it's so irritating. I know the last blood draw in October showed that he...