After reading about other people panicking on allnurses about the cursed needle stick....I can finally join the club.
Unfortunately.
These are the facts:
1. drawing labs with a butterfly, and about to retract
2. Patient moved unexpectedly and rapidly
3. needle pierced my hand
4. I was wearing gloves
5. I bled a lot under my gloves, indicating a deeper stick
6. Patient was a confirmed HIV+ with fairly high viral load according to last labs
7. Patient was already confirmed Hep C+
8. I started antiviral HIV meds within an hour and a half after incident
9. There are no prophylaxis meds for hep C
10. The labs were redrawn anyways on the patient (but not holding hope for a previous mistake)
10. I already know the statistics, as I was counseled heavily at work
My question is, how do I sleep at night, I am so so so upset, the kind of upset that makes you want to "turn back to 5" and crawl into your mom's lap and cry
