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Subject: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: Tim [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:01:13 08/24/09 Mon If a nurse gives someone a shot; and even makes them aware it may hurt, what do you actually feel if they wind up screaming in pain, etc. etc. You have to face them afterwards. Or are you so desensitized to a patient screaming that it doesn't bother you? I would think that a newer nurse would get very affected by that, especially while their giving the shot??? If the doctor orders a shot that you know is painful, do you ever hate what you're about to do???? Or is it just a matter of: I do what I am told...too bad. Obviously, the ones who get turned on by it won't mind. But what about the average nurse? Thanks [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: IM [Edit] Date Posted: 17:57:35 08/26/09 Wed If I have to give rocephin I try to mix it up with lidociane unless it is someone with an STD then they it mixed with sterile water. Bicillin I try to give it in 2 doses instead of one large injection. It depends on their age and sex. Men I will usually give bicillin in one shot if they have a muscular butt. Girls 17-30 I explain the difference and usually will give 2 shots of 600,000 in each cheek especially if they are thin. Obese people one shot with a long needle. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: grey [Edit] Date Posted: 06:58:57 08/27/09 Thu IM, why STD without lidocain? And for girl or woman over 30, give you bicillin like one dose, or split to more then two doses? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: grey [Edit] Date Posted: 07:04:49 08/27/09 Thu These woman, usually are brave during injections? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: IM [Edit] Date Posted: 10:43:30 08/27/09 Thu Smaller doses in each cheek hurts less. STD in young people I use lidocaine so it burns and they think next time before they have unprotected sex. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: grey [Edit] Date Posted: 04:39:51 08/28/09 Fri What do you feel when you give these injection? Do you like it? Or it depends who is receiving end and which has reaction during administration? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Giving shots Author: Pam [Edit] Date Posted: 23:21:08 08/29/09 Sat You know, it's more just knowing you are doing something for their own good, although it may hurt at the time... something similar to doing it for your child. I try my best to make shots as painless as possible, but sometimes it will hurt. Thankfully, many shots have gone out of frequent use. At my current job, I've not given one Rocephin injection (although we have them), and only 1 or 2 Ancef. The rest are very easy (and mostly painless) Tetanus booster, PPD, Vitamin B12 and Hep B. I gave the same shots in a previous office, with the addition of Toradol and iron shots. In fact, that office didn't carry antibiotic shots at all. If someone is groaning or making noises, I will usually tell them "I'm almost done, you're doing fine", hoping they don't move and injure themselves. Afterward, I tell them "good job", or if they are younger, "It's all over now". That's really as far as it goes, and I don't think about it any longer. I don't even remember which patients I have given injections to. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: What Do Nurses Feel When They Give A Painful Shot? Author: Lisa [Edit] Date Posted: 16:17:54 08/30/09 Sun Better you than me, Pal. No seriously, I think Pam summed it up quite well above. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]