Look! Listen! and Feel!
Medical personnel automatically think of CPR when it comes to the saying Look! Listen! & Feel! However, they should also think about Infusion therapy as well. So many times nursing staff attempt to perform an IV catheter on a patient and without fail they do not succeed on the first time. Why does this happen? Many times the nurse looks for the vein and fails to listen to the patient and fails to feel for the vein. It is very important to not attempt an IV Catheter on the first look. Every patient has a vein; however, sometimes those veins may be hard, they may take a curve, or even stop short of what they appear to be at first glance. Learning your patients anatomy can help save their veins and help you as a medical professional become more successful in your infusion therapy skill. Look When looking for a vein on your patient; try and look for the most straight vein. Do not just stick the first vein you see. Look at ev...