I'm a nursing student that also works pt as a bartender. After a shift at the bar one of the bouncers handed me a purse that was found near the pool tables. Something in the purse pricked me. I opened the bag to find a bunch of used needles with blood in them and no caps. I immediately went to the hospital. I ended up having to take HIV medication as a precaution for 1 month ( which my employer at the bar paid for ). The nurses and doctor told me the likelihood of contracting anything was pretty rare but they did take the precautions of giving me the meds. The experience didn't turn me off of nursing. I know it's what I'm meant to do :)