Miller_K

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1. Needlestick at work....STRESSED!

   Miller_K replied to Miller_K's topic in General Nursing

   I got the results of my patient's PCR today and her hepatits C viral load was undetectable. It is my understanding that this really lowers my chance of seroconversion, but then again I am a new nurse so maybe that is inexperience talking?

2. Needlestick at work....STRESSED!

   Miller_K replied to Miller_K's topic in General Nursing

   xoemmylouox: I think if I stayed off google I would be able to take solace in the fact that my risk is so small but noooo I just keep googling. I am so afraid to go to work tonight it isn't even funny. I am dreading it, I NEVER dread going to work as...

3. Needlestick at work....STRESSED!

   Miller_K replied to Miller_K's topic in General Nursing

   Oh thank you! Different circumstance but still very reassuring and very similar! I'm glad everything has worked out for you. It has only been 2 days and it has been torturous, I am exhausted, I am stressed, it sucks! I am not looking forward to 6 mon...

4. Needlestick at work....STRESSED!

   Miller_K replied to Miller_K's topic in General Nursing

   Evolvngrn:Your post is very encouraging to me just because when I spoke to my employee health nurse she told me that they were still waiting the results of the patient's PCR so maybe there's a chance that the patient isn't hepatitis C positive at all...

5. Needlestick at work....STRESSED!

   Miller_K replied to Miller_K's topic in General Nursing

   I hope everything turns out okay for you!! I was so hopeful that the patient would come back clean for everything so my worries could pretty much end, but once I heard the Hepatitis B and C positive results I became a basket case, and let me tell ya,...

6. Needlestick at work....STRESSED!

   Miller_K posted a topic in General Nursing

   This has already been the worst week of my life and it's only Tuesday. Sunday night I was giving insulin to my patient via a Novolog flex pen. I have the shot in the patient's arm, removed the needle (ya know cuz those flex pen needles need to be uns...