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From my understanding it didn't even go into her vein, just the tissue of her arm. I suppose it would just absorb over time?

I have a question about starting IV's. I work in a hospital and some student nurses were practicing starting IV's on each other. Apparently one of the students made a mistake because their instructor was pissed when she returned. From what I understood the student did not "prime" the flush after she inserted the IV and so injected air into the other student's arm? They said that it was good that she was not actually in the student's vein because that could cause big problems. But now I'm wondering what happens to the air in the student's arm? Will it just slowly be absorbed? I saw her the next day and she was sporting a nice blue bruise all over the crease of her arm. Thanks for any information!

Sorry! I meant that he had not changed that particular patient that night. I am a new CNA working at a hospital so I do not always know the expectation. I would think it would be a bigger deal if it were a patient who could not communicate and was very elderly but this was a patient in his 50s capable of using his call bell. He can be unpleasant so I think that he didn't want to wake him up just to ask him if he needed to be changed. And yes he helped with the total patient before he went to check on the sleeping one.

I work days on a Tele floor and have a few questions about work issues that have come up lately. This occurred the other day... I came in for shift and got report from the night cna. Before he left he told me that he would help me change a total care patient who needed two people to change her because she would not roll and it was too difficult to do by yourself. He had changed her multiple times throughout the night and I know this to be true because it was documented and a nurse I trust was the second person assisting him. I began to change the boards in that patient's room and he went to check on another patient who was wearing pull ups. This was a youngish guy who was completely alert and oriented. The CNA told me that he was asleep and asked me to check on him when I did morning vitals. He had not changed him during night shift because when asked if he needed it around 2 am the patient reported he was dry (the patient checked himself) and the CNA went to do morning labs and by the time had another moment to ask him again he was asleep (around 6). I do not know if the nurse changed him during the night. I got him changed that morning. So I guess my question is is this something that should/would be reported? I know that there are times I get caught up as well; it doesn't mean I'm trying to cut corners. I always get along with that cna and all of the other patients were repositioned and changed, etc.