CGriffin

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1. HOW TO PUT IN A IV: ANY TIPS

   CGriffin replied to egmillard's topic in General Nursing

   #1 - Spend more time looking and less time sticking. It's important to find a vein that feels soft, like a deflated balloon. Those thick, hard, "ropey" ones have a very small center (lumen) but thick walls. They're very hard to get into the center...

2. Nursing shortage? Read this and respond please

   CGriffin replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing shortage? In my opinion there is NO nursing shortage. What we have is a shortage of nurses who are willing to work in the conditions found on most nursing units. Constant short staffing with no replacement pool to fill in when a nurse call...