Nurses General Nursing
Published Sep 8, 2002
duckie
365 Posts
I felt my IV skills have been getting a little rusty after having not done one in quite some time so tonight I started one on myself for the refresher course. Anyone else do this? I didn't actually infuse anything, just did the stick for the practice. I found out it's much easier to do your own than someone elses. Okay, I'm weird, what can I say???
live4today, RN
5,099 Posts
No.....I've never done that, Duckie! I don't even like other nurses sticking me with needles, so I know I wouldn't stick myself. :chuckle
Brownms46
1 Article; 2,394 Posts
I have never did one on me...but I did it on my son when I was learning...:chuckle Poor child..:).
sunnygirl272
839 Posts
nope
finallyRN
173 Posts
I had enough trouble sticking myself for Blood sugars in Nursing school. I couldn't imagine and IV. I don't like needles coming at me period.
Ted
624 Posts
I'm way too chicken. . . .
a-rose
179 Posts
I did it a time. But a lot of my colleague did it.
maizey
89 Posts
Not me. I don't like needles.
mark_LD_RN
940 Posts
i have a couple times when in school , i also volunteer for the occassional nursing student to practice on.
hapeewendy
487 Posts
I had to take my own blood glucose reading once (to be tested for my skills at doing this)
and it hurt like a son of a .......
so no havent done the IV thing :)
joyrochelle
238 Posts
Wow....i was just thinking about that tonight at work....a girlfriend of mie, also a recent RN, said that she thought i would be a difficult IV start or draw...but i disagree....my skin is so white that the veins peer through very well!
interesting enough though....if anything this thread can provide enough empathy for those squirmy and difficult patients who hate IV's that we roll our eyes at !
JonRN
157 Posts
Nope no IV so far but I used to stick myself for my monthly B/W when I worked dialysis because I have ropy veins that you have to stick pretty hard and the other nurses always skimmed over the top. Nothing to it.
Pappy