Drawing blood

[luvdaisy]

:angryfire I had to draw blood on a 400 pound man. Needless to say, his arms were huge and, being a new nurse, I was really nervous because it is usually harder to find veins on larger people. I really stuck my foot in my mouth when I went into the room and said "Are you hard?" There was a few seconds pause before I realized what I had said and then added, "to get?"

[MZachry]

:angryfire I had to draw blood on a 400 pound man. Needless to say, his arms were huge and, being a new nurse, I was really nervous because it is usually harder to find veins on larger people. I really stuck my foot in my mouth when I went into the room and said "Are you hard?" There was a few seconds pause before I realized what I had said and then added, "to get?"

:rotfl: We all have these moments...sorry I shouldn't be laughing about it. Question is, was he? :chuckle

[zambezi, BSN, RN]

This sounds exactly like something that I would say. I feel for you--I stick my foot in my mouth more than I care to admit So is life...At least you can laugh about it...If it were my unit and anyone heard me say that...I would be living it down for at least a year.

[crazyearrings]

I once made a similar mistake. I told a nurse that I like to leave EMLA on for at least 2 hours because I like deep penetration. A med student sitting behind the nurses' desk quickly stood up to see who was talking. Boy, was I red!

[crazyearrings]

I once made a similar mistake. I told a nurse that I like to leave EMLA on for at least 2 hours because I like deep penetration. A med student sitting behind the nurses' desk quickly stood up to see who was talking. Boy, was I red!

[nursebedlam]

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[nursebedlam]

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