Allybee23

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1. How safe are safety lancets?

   Allybee23 replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks all, you are definitely correct. It stems from OCD but trying to get taken seriously when accessing gp over these issues is proving less than successful. Thanks.

2. How safe are safety lancets?

   Allybee23 replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. Am I right that the needle on a safety Lancet disappears quite far into the plastic shield once used to prevent reusing?

3. How safe are safety lancets?

   Allybee23 replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry the box where we keep the blood glucose monitor and strips,lancets etc. Nah didn't feel anything but had what looks like a skin tear later. Yeah gloves were on.

4. How safe are safety lancets?

   Allybee23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey all. On placement today there was a used safety lancet in the BM box which not thinking too much about it i picked up and took to sharps box. On moving it tho i had my finger over the hole where the needle protrudes when activated. Later in the d...

5. Ocd over needles

   Allybee23 replied to Allybee23's topic in UK

   Thank you. Had heard that about subcut injections but can i ask why? Is it due to the type of needle? Or the depth of the penetration being too shallow to reach the patients blood supply? Just always a concern that even being cautious it could catch...

6. Ocd over needles

   Allybee23 replied to Allybee23's topic in UK

   Thanks all. And am i right that a safety lancet will only fire once? So if i carried it to sharps box after use it can't have got me? Thanks.

7. Ocd over needles

   Allybee23 replied to Allybee23's topic in UK

   Thanks for advice Only concern is everytime I've done an injection and looked at my hands after i always find red marks and little dots which look like punctures but I'm always 99% sure I've done it safely. Just concerned i could hurt myself through...

8. Ocd over needles

   Allybee23 posted a topic in UK

   Hey all. Started nursing placements last week and have been doing BM's and insulin injections in the arm. Having EXTREME concerns over being stuck by needles. As in when i take off gloves and inspect hands if i see as much as one red mark or scratch ...