"Well, that's ONE way to do it!"

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Specializes in med-surg, psych, ER, school nurse-CRNP.

LOL, just had to share this....

We wered doing flu shot clinic at work these past 2 days, and I was the shot-giver. Back by popular request, it seemed, apparently my reputation as a painless shot-giver preceded me. I LIKE those kind of talkings-behind-my-back!

So, in the middle of the first day, we're moving right along, and we hit a lull, so I decide to do my shot while I did not have a patient. I have just popped the needle in my arm when in walked 2 men, one a bit nervous-looking, the other apparently fine.

Mr. Nervous took one look at the needle in my arm, turned, looked at his sidekick, and said, "That's it, I'm fine, you can go. If Little Bit there can stand there and do THAT, I can be man enough to take one."

Seems this man had never had a flu shot before and was terrified of needles. He was only coming up because everyone told him I did not hurt and the guy came with him for moral support.

After he saw me give MYSELF a shot, he was fine.

After he left, my manager was laughing, made the above comment that I used for the title, and then said "What are you going to do when the next one walks in here that's afraid of needles?"

He's just going to have to trust me, that's what, LOL!

Question, though, does anyone else give themselves shots, IM shots? Insulin I can see, but my own DOC can not believe that I give my own shots, and all the nurses had to watch me yesterday. I don't think it's such a thing, but now I'm curious.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Hell no, I'm the type of person who has to close their eyes and look away when getting a shot.

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Specializes in Plastic surgery and Med/surg.
LOL, just had to share this....

We wered doing flu shot clinic at work these past 2 days, and I was the shot-giver. Back by popular request, it seemed, apparently my reputation as a painless shot-giver preceded me. I LIKE those kind of talkings-behind-my-back!

So, in the middle of the first day, we're moving right along, and we hit a lull, so I decide to do my shot while I did not have a patient. I have just popped the needle in my arm when in walked 2 men, one a bit nervous-looking, the other apparently fine.

Mr. Nervous took one look at the needle in my arm, turned, looked at his sidekick, and said, "That's it, I'm fine, you can go. If Little Bit there can stand there and do THAT, I can be man enough to take one."

Seems this man had never had a flu shot before and was terrified of needles. He was only coming up because everyone told him I did not hurt and the guy came with him for moral support.

After he saw me give MYSELF a shot, he was fine.

After he left, my manager was laughing, made the above comment that I used for the title, and then said "What are you going to do when the next one walks in here that's afraid of needles?"

He's just going to have to trust me, that's what, LOL!

Question, though, does anyone else give themselves shots, IM shots? Insulin I can see, but my own DOC can not believe that I give my own shots, and all the nurses had to watch me yesterday. I don't think it's such a thing, but now I'm curious.

I drew my own blood once because they kept trying to turn me into a pin cushion. I told them give me the butterfly and I will draw it. Her eyes got real big when I got blood and she was unable to in 3 sticks!

I haven't given myself a shot, but I wouldn't have a problem doing it. My husband on the other hand is a different story. He couldn't even be around my closed container of needles that I had due to school without freaking out around it. He is such a baby sometimes, especially when it comes to needles!!:nuke:

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Specializes in LPN.

No, but I gave each of my kids a flu shot last year while I was working at a flu shot clinic. They did fine. :)

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Hell no, I'm the type of person who has to close their eyes and look away when getting a shot.

I always look. I don't know why.

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Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.
I always look. I don't know why.

I am like you, I always look. Not sure why, but I do. A few years ago, I was in a MVC, and was on crutches and my right arm in a sling. I learned pretty fast how to start an IV and draw blood one handed. Kind of tricky at first, but it wasn't too hard to learn.

While I had my arm in a sling, I got a needlw stick when another nurse was drawing blood on one of her patients. She stuck me when she withdrew the butterfly. After the initial lab draws for needlestick protocol, I drew my labs using just my left arm, and I am right handed. No one believed me at first, but they all wanted to watch. I should have charged admission and sold popcorn!

Anne, RNC:yeah:

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Specializes in Burn, CCU, CTICU, Trauma, SICU, MICU.

hahaha im a HUGE baby about getting shots.

i am covered in tattoos and have no problem dishes them out to other people, but i wrap myself around the chair and wince for a tb shot. :)

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Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.
LOL, just had to share this....

We wered doing flu shot clinic at work these past 2 days, and I was the shot-giver. Back by popular request, it seemed, apparently my reputation as a painless shot-giver preceded me. I LIKE those kind of talkings-behind-my-back!

So, in the middle of the first day, we're moving right along, and we hit a lull, so I decide to do my shot while I did not have a patient. I have just popped the needle in my arm when in walked 2 men, one a bit nervous-looking, the other apparently fine.

Mr. Nervous took one look at the needle in my arm, turned, looked at his sidekick, and said, "That's it, I'm fine, you can go. If Little Bit there can stand there and do THAT, I can be man enough to take one."

Seems this man had never had a flu shot before and was terrified of needles. He was only coming up because everyone told him I did not hurt and the guy came with him for moral support.

After he saw me give MYSELF a shot, he was fine.

After he left, my manager was laughing, made the above comment that I used for the title, and then said "What are you going to do when the next one walks in here that's afraid of needles?"

He's just going to have to trust me, that's what, LOL!

Question, though, does anyone else give themselves shots, IM shots? Insulin I can see, but my own DOC can not believe that I give my own shots, and all the nurses had to watch me yesterday. I don't think it's such a thing, but now I'm curious.

i do. i give myself flu shots and do my own PPD's.

and when i was in paramedic school, we got a little happy once and tried to see who would draw blood on themselves... and i did it! i felt like a crackhead, tho.

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Specializes in School, FNP.

I have to give myself monthly B12 IM injections. I usually do them in the thigh, it doesn't hurt, but I have to psych myself up. This month, I had a fellow RN do the injection for me in the deltoid. Much easier for me!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Tele, ER.

Huh. Never really occurred to me to try. Sounds like fun for some reason. LOL

:nurse:

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Specializes in PICU/NICU.

Its funny...... I cringe and look away when getting by blood drawn or IV start. But.... I had a terbutaline pump with my last pregnancy and had to do a SQ needle change every 3 days- no problem there. I also once started an IV on myself and gave myself 1 liter of NS when I had a stomach bug.

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

Yep.

I went thru infertility treatments, and hubby couldn't stomach giving shots, so I did my own. I thought it was a luxury on the rare occasions that I was at work or with an RN friend who would give me my injection(s). After a while, I realized that I was better at it than my friends were, and stopped asking anyone else to give them to me.

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