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Hello nurses! I'm wondering if anyone can help me. A friend of mine who is a 55 year old male requires testosterone and B12 injections every two weeks. Because I am a pre-nursing student, he asked if I would be willing to administer the injections, and of course, I agreed. I have now been giving him the injections for about a year. Originally, we went to his doctors office and the nurse there taught me how to administer them. About the last 5 or 6 times on giving him the B12 (which I have injected into the thigh) the skin will raise up, creating a bump, and he bleeds quite a bit. I have pushed back the plunger every time to make sure that I have not hit a blood vessel. When I administer the testosterone in the buttocks, there are absolutely no problems. I even gave the B12 in the buttocks once and the result was the same, bleeding, with bump. He says that he is just happy to have someone that will give him his shots for free but I feel terrible every time that I have made him bleed and sent him home with a knot . Any ideas how I can fix this? Thanks for your time and any replies.

I took A&P I in the summer. Basically a semester crammed into a month. I won't lie, it was difficult. But definitely not undoable. It helped me that I was fascinated by the material. If you decide to take it, be prepared to spend quite a bit of time with it, especially the final. It wouldn't hurt to listen to your teacher. I agree with what another member said about listening to your teacher opposed to your counselor. My counselor is a Chemistry teacher who doesn't seem to be as helpful as even some of the other students who have told me what I need to take and do in order to advance. Whatever you decide, good luck!