http://nursing-lessons.com/the-whys-of-nursing "Lessons on life, love and nursing..." Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:04:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://nursing-lessons.com/the-whys-of-nursing#comment-16 Angela Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:30:16 +0000 http://nursing-lessons.com/?p=25#comment-16 It is good to ask questions if it is for furthering your knowledge. As for the alcohol before an injection question; we have tons of bacteria on our skin, some is not harmful, however, some can be very harmful (have you heard of MRSA?). We are wiping the site prior to an injection to clean the skin of as much harmful bacteria as we can. We can't say sterilize because that is virtually impossible on our skin. Diabetics do develop some bad habits with their injections. It is only a matter of time before this patient has trouble for not taking the short time it takes to lift up his shirt. Yes, if JCAHO saw you give an injection through a shirt, there would be many issues to deal with. Stay safe out there and thanks for the comment! It is good to ask questions if it is for furthering your knowledge. As for the alcohol before an injection question; we have tons of bacteria on our skin, some is not harmful, however, some can be very harmful (have you heard of MRSA?). We are wiping the site prior to an injection to clean the skin of as much harmful bacteria as we can. We can’t say sterilize because that is virtually impossible on our skin. Diabetics do develop some bad habits with their injections. It is only a matter of time before this patient has trouble for not taking the short time it takes to lift up his shirt. Yes, if JCAHO saw you give an injection through a shirt, there would be many issues to deal with. Stay safe out there and thanks for the comment!

]]> http://nursing-lessons.com/the-whys-of-nursing#comment-15 garrettp999 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:06:40 +0000 http://nursing-lessons.com/?p=25#comment-15 I always got in trouble for asking too many questions in nursing school. Maybe you can answer this one: Why do we swab an injection site with alcohol before giving an injection? I have heard it done to sterilize the site, or to wipe away the oil on the skin, and I was horrified the first time I saw a diabetic give his own insulin by injecting himself through his shirt. He said he had done it that way for years and never had a problem. I know if I did it that way I would have more than one problem, especially if JACHO saw me do that. I always got in trouble for asking too many questions in nursing school. Maybe you can answer this one: Why do we swab an injection site with alcohol before giving an injection? I have heard it done to sterilize the site, or to wipe away the oil on the skin, and I was horrified the first time I saw a diabetic give his own insulin by injecting himself through his shirt. He said he had done it that way for years and never had a problem. I know if I did it that way I would have more than one problem, especially if JACHO saw me do that.

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