annienurse86

So often I hear that psych nurses aren't real nurses. I work on an inpatient unit. I do modified head to toe assessments, listen to heart and lungs sounds, give PRNs for things ranging from high blood pressures to panic attacks, give injections, test...

I was testing a patient's blood sugar and the lancet slipped. I was wearing gloves. I squeezed his finger and no blood came out. I had to re-poke him. When I took my gloves off there was a small pinprick of blood. He had a rapid test and came back ne...

It was spring loaded. I think it just skimmed the surface of the patient's skin.