ometimes it's hard to say who's more nervous, the patient
who's about to get stuck with a needle, or the nurse whose
job it is to do the sticking. Misses aren't a big hit with anyone.
I spent 9 years teaching nurses at an endoscopy center how
to start IVs, and I've realized over the years that the ways we're taught
in school aren't always the best ways. In fact, I've developed and
refined several techniques. And while I don't want to sound boastful,
when there's a really challenging IV at my hospital, I'm the person
they call.
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Smoother IV Starts
Advice from the nurse who can do 10 sticks a day for a month
without missing. Holly Wright, RN, BSN | Bountiful, Utah
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shorter angle of entry helps keep the needle
in the lumen, instead of going through the opposite wall of the vein.
Holly
Wright,
RN,
BSN
"When there's a really challenging IV
at my hospital, I'm the person they call."