Allybee23

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.

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

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.

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 day I noticed a scratch somewhat like a paper cut on my finger where i had held the lancet. Is it possible that from holding there the needle could have scratched me? If so would i need treatment? No blood and only used for one patient on ward, an 85 year old with no drug history. Think I'm over worrying as i know even if it was that the science says thst the odds of hep is 1 in 30 and hiv is 1 in 300 and probably more blood than this would be required for infection..... Thanks. A very worried student.

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 me and I would br none the wiser. Had a few wee red marks on hands afterwards like the teeniest small mark, but thats pretty normal i guess with how often hands are used through day. I suppose you're right i would feel it as you're so switched on giving them and the minute i remove it i put on the safety guard. Just a bit wary i guess but hoping it passes.

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.

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 gloves and not be aware

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 i feel ill to the point of being physically sick. Questions. If i was to stick myself with a sub cut needle used to inject insulin whats the odds of hiv transmission? Secondly, is there a way to get over the fear? Thirdly, if a stick or scratch were to happen through gloves would i feel it???