momwithajob2

Go easy on yourself - there could be several reasons for her change in "tone": She may have learned that you're also a healthcare provider and realized that she better get her act together and be a little more professional - or she may have realized that she WAS being a little short and decided to improve her bedside manner. In either case, a technician (while experienced) is NOT the one paid to read the results and has limited training in that respect. Definitely call the provider who ordered the scan and stress the fact that waiting for the result is causing you anxiety. Any women's healthcare provider worth their salt will be sensitive to this and get back to you sooner rather than later. Take care of yourself...:redpinkhe

I have been working at our town flu clinic for the past two years...we administered about 820 vaccines between 6 of us a few weeks ago. Our town is relatively small and I found myself administering vaccines to a lot of people I know...Today, a friend of mine's husband announced that he ended up with a HUGE bruise at the injection site - his wife sheepishly admitted that she had a small bruise at her site as well. What happened?! Is this just that a vein was hit? Was my technique totally wrong? Of course, all IM injections were given in the deltoid - I squeezed the muscle slightly before injecting and used a dart technique. Any advice? (It's not fun to see patients you've "mangled" at the grocery store!) Was this just an unlucky fluke? I've not had anyone else complain that this happened with my injection administration before...Help!