Don't be Vain with your Veins
If you have drawn blood or started IV's for any length of time; one knows that you cannot be vain when it comes to your patients veins Veins will collapse or shrink or blow; due to many reasons within our control and some beyond our control. If the provider does not prepare the patient and keep the patient calm the patient may panic. If the provider does not use the right equipment samples will hemolyze. Parents who may be scared will not hold their children and the kids will kick. Difficult venipunctures are simply a part of the everyday task that every nurse working may face. If you think that your day will be perfect every day you come to work and draw blood or start an IV then you are vain. There are so many different patients, illnesses, and other factors that will play into your success at drawing blood or starting your infusion therapy . Drawing blood from drug addicts, obese people, critically ill patients, geriatric patients, and pediatric patients will...