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eye exposure?
I'm a student nurse and my patient came back from x ray so I had to hook him back up to his iv. He was on a Pca pump too and his lines were all Co fusing. I accidentally unhooked the pca pumps from the main iv tubing and the dilaudid splashed out all in my face and eyes. Should I be worried about contracting anything in this scenerio. I did not see any visible blood in his iv tubing. I told my superiors and they just laughed and told me I shouldn't be worried, is that correct
As a retired nurse who has been splashed with a great many unthinkable substances, your supervisors/superiors were correct that you had nothing to worry about.......but, in my humble opinion, they were unkind and unprofessional to laugh. You had a very legitimate concern and they blew a great teaching opportunity. Shame on them.
(Hang in there.........being a student nurse is like being in the 4th circle of hell)
(Hang in there.........being a student nurse is like being in the 4th circle of hell)
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