April 20, 2004

  • I gave my first shot today!!

    "Time for the tummy shot?" She asks, glancing at the needle in my hand.  I nodded and replied 'yes', while donning on a pair of gloves.

    All the steps flashed through my head 'pinch skin, bevel of needle up,  45 degree angle, don't aspirate...' I hesitated awhile before putting it in. My biggest concern was that I would hurt or scare the patient.  (How would you feel if I walked into your room with a needle?! *LOL. ) My instructor said,  "You're fine", signaling the 'okay' to administer the med... 

    So I stuck the needle through, pushed on the plunge, took the needle out, and dropped it in the sharps container. OMIGOSH! I did it! And I wasn't even nervous!

    My patient reassured me, "That didn't hurt at all! You're a great shot-giver."

     

    Praise God.

     

Comments (9)

  • cool! congrats soap

  • YAY...congrats!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hey Sister Sophia! how are you? Koolee...are you a nurse already? Well thanks for the coupon, I think my sister will love it.! ^_^.... that sucks that you can't come see us...hopefully we'll take pictures and let you see them. g2g. byeee..hope to see you soon.

                                    -Michelle

  • good job, sophia! :) i'd let u give me a shot any day!

  • YAY!! Good job Soaps!!

  • YAY!  Go The-ers!!!

  • OMG!  Flashbacks a running through my head of when I gave my first shot... I was terrified... I went through the steps outloud just like you, but I said it with my prof.  I was so proud after it was all done...even though it was just a little insulin stick, which many patients compare to as a mosquito bite. I feel kinda idiotic now about that, but now I give shots everyday now like nothing.  Don't worry...  It'll soon become natural to poke to someone.  God bless...

  • hiya sophia! this is rean..

    just saying hi. =)

  • aww how cute to hear that from that little girl... anyway, i just wanted to say hi! How are u doing, Sophia?

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