I went for a routine blood raw yesterday to a lab similar to LabCorp in Canada.

1.On my right side there was a table with sharp disposal container for used needles and left side front, general waste plastic bin to dispose tourniquets, plastic caps from the needles and alcohol wipes.

I saw a green color plastic cap removed form a needle on the floor near the general waste plastic bin (must be from a previous blood draw).Then nurse entered the room and wore new gloves, but suddenly she picked the plastic needle cap, from the floor and threw it in the garbage bin. Then without changing gloves or sanitizing her hands, she did the blood draw on me.  She wiped the venipuncture site using alcohol swab and she draw the blood. I am worried because all this time, nurse was wearing the same gloves, that she used to pick the plastic cap from the floor. As I remember she did not touch the needle while drawing my blood. Also I believe there were no visible blood on the plastic cap as they normally remove and throw it away before starting any blood draw.

1.Is there any any risk of I am getting HIV or hepatitis or any other infections from this incident? What is is the risk of this incident?

2.By touching the plastic needle cap , can the gloves get contaminated and put me on risk of blood borne infections?

3.Nurse touch the alcohol swab from the same hand and wiped my venipuncture site. Can I get infected in this way?

4Nusre cover my needle wound with a cotton ball and a plaster. Can any virus on nurse gloves enter in to my needle wound? 

5.I am really worried because I am a pregnant mom , do I need to get tested or go on PEP? What is your recommendation?

Nobody in the world ever acquired HIV or other blood borne infection from the sorts of events you'd esdcribe.

Questions 1-4 all have exactly the same answer. No risk at all. You should not be worried. If and when you have unprotected sex with persons at risk for HIV, or start sharing drug injection equipment with other persons, you can start being concerned about HIV. Until then, not.

5. Being pregnant does not elevate your risk of HIV. You definitely should not seek PEP. You would not be able to find a health care provider willing to provide it for these reasons, assuming you were truthful about your exposures.s

Please don't worry about this!

HHH, MD