Nurse199

Very interesting read. I was always trained and orientated at this practice to aspirate always regardless with giving any IM. Im printing this off to show others in the practice. Thank you

I work in a General Practice and I gave a 6 week old his immunisation. He moved just as I gave his Prevenar. I aspirated and nothing came so I injected IM. When I took it out I noticed blood in the syringe and he was bleeding a bit at the site.I applied pressure and had a little freak out. Baby took to mums milk and thought nothing more of it...but did I inject into a vein?!?! My doctor that I work for wasn't very helpful in clearing up any anxieties I had.

Thank you all for your feedback,I ended up resigning the day after 4 of my "collegues" put me in a room and told me they would be recommending my contract to be terminated and not to apply "for a few years" and "get experience". I applied to another nursing job and am loving it and have the most supportive collegues. I am wondering however if I have to bring any of this up with AHPRA when I renew my registration as there is a part that says " has your right to practice at a hospital or any other health facility been withdrawn because of performance" I ticked no because as I said,I resigned before the whole termination could take place but because I was under a performance planning assessment do I have to let the know this?

Hi, I fear my job may be in jeopardy. I was placed on a performance based contract and told that I needed to improve in "critical thinking" and "documentation" (the stuff that nurses kind of need).I have given them evidence of me improving but I don't think they re still happy. I didn't get the training I asked for at the start to understand the environment and have been suffering depression and seeing someone for this.All my other previous employees have had no concerns with me.I feel confused and scared and not sure what I will do after this?

Hi, I'm a nurse in Australia, I became a EEN and then an RN while I was doing my RNs I was working in a little nursing home and after I couldn't get a job so I works in another nursing home as an RN. I finally got a graduate job as an RN but lately have been having what I call "anxiety attacks"... i am thinking about different medications for example the other day I got anxious over whether I gave panadol too close together then another time I got anxious over if I gave a residents extra half dose at frusemide at breakfast instead of lunch.. If I get really stressed I wonder if I gave a tablet from a different medication bottle and whether or not I should have just gone back later and even though I'm not sure and just anxious..reported myself im in as different workplace with a much more supportive workplace but I as you read,get very anxious still from my previous workplaces are there any suggestions as I what I should do?