Can you compain about a nurse who caused bruising through an injection?

Question

Help, i'm in agony.

Answer 1

Bruising through injections is very common, no matter who is doing it, if the nurse did something that was incorrect then you can put in a complaint – start by making a complaint to the clinic, surgery or hospital first, they should resolve it from there, if not you then go through the NHS themselves, that can be hard to do and quite honestly for something like this you are probably not going to get far.

Answer 2

I don't think you can complain to others about it, but you can certainly complain to her. Or him. I had to have regular blood tests done at a big hospital, and mostly the nurses drew my blood without a problem. Sometimes one or two of them got nervous, and I could sense that. I ended up getting poked and stabbed and it was really horrible on top of all the other tests and treatments I was being put through.
One day a female nurse just couldn't find my vein. It was standing out, but she couldn't get into it to draw the blood. I offered to do it myself for her. Of course, no. She stabbed and stabbed away and I really thought this was totally unprofessional and sadly I lost my temper. I snapped at her to go back to nursing school and practise more.
I lived with my bruises, but i met her again as I was leaving the hospital on another occasion. I didn't want to talk to her because I was ashamed of yelling at her and it was water under the bridge. But she approached me and said "I will practise more."
A year later, she was back in the blood testing room. I tried to miss my turn so that I would get another nurse whom had always been proficient. But I ended up with the stabber. And guess what? She hit the vein first time and it was painless and there was no bruising!
She smiled and said "I practiced."
It is a fallacy to say that any injection will cause bruising and pain. Technicians and nurses who are well-trained won't put you through that.
Although you can't complain about it officially, you can complain to them and hopefully ask for someone else. It might help, as it did in my case.
I am sorry you had to endure that and I hope the pain goes away soon.
By the way, I always tell them to use the veins on the back of my lower arms now. Never hurts and they stand out more.. For some reason the nurses will always go for the inside of the elbow which is very vulnerable! They will automatically target you there unless you request otherwise.
If you are a "back-armer" like me, make sure they put a folded towel under your arm for support.
Better luck in future!

Answer 3

Well, you shouldn't complain about that nurse specifically, because you might have tiny veins are "hiding veins," which kind of 'disappear' when they start pressing around to find an injection site. So what I'm saying is, it may not be her fault. BUT you could definatley notify someone at the doctor's office/hospital you received the injection. You could go in and show it to them and just let them know who did the procedure. Someone should be able to tell if it was a fault of the nurse or not.

Answer 4

Yes, you can complain to the supervisor or someone who is in a higher position. It is sad that there are people in some positions who do not know what they are doing. One day, I went to get some blood drawn. The nurse claimed that he could not find a vein, so he stuck me about 3 times before he got frustrated and ask another nurse to try. The second nurse was successful at the first try. The next day, I contacted the supervisor and someone was in deep trouble. It took about 3 weeks for the bruising to disappear.

Answer 5

You can, but if you have weak veins like me (and the injection was intravenous, such as a blood test), and they did the best they could, then you don't have much of a case. I usually end up with big bruises, as my veins just collapse.

If you had an intramuscular injection (like an immunization), then there's going to be pain from the medication they injected into you.

Take some tylenol, and if that doesn't work, then see a doctor and get medical help, and make a complaint then if you think you have a legitimate cause.

Answer 6

Sure, if it's your Dr's Office, I would call and speak to them about it. My son had an incident a few months back. He was at his 6 month checkup, this mean nurse roughly grabbed him, gave him the shot and when she pulled the needle out she scraped his skin and it started bleeding. She quickly put a bandaid on it and left the room. The next day I called the Dr. personally and reported this and she promised to talk to the nurse about how she administered the shots and how she dealt with patients.

Answer 7

I dont see why not. are you sure it is from the injectoin and not just a reaction to the injected medicine? if you are, you might as well complain. the worst thing that could happen is nothing, so its worth a try. try to remember what that nurse looked like and say you dont want her next time. call the doctor's and get her name if you need to. i feel bad for you. sorry it hurts. :-(

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Answer 9

nope. I just got a bruise on my arm from an injection. its because the needle makes you bleed and the blood stays under the skin. its not because of anything the nurse did wrong.

Answer 10

I had surgery 3 yers ago and there was one nurse that ALWAYS hurt me..... even my mom wanted to say something, all the other nurses were gentle i was hospitalized for a month and this was the only one who mistreated me....

I was tempted to complain.... but i didnt want it to worsen... yeah it was the wimpy way out...... but it didnt get worse =)

Best of luck =)