ashley.bsn

ashley.bsn specializes in Women's Health/Pediatrics.

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1. IV tips and tricks

   ashley.bsn replied to kloock's topic in Emergency

   Don't quote me on this (I am a new nurse with only 1 year IV background) but the "obvious valves" that I have experience with usually feel/look like lumps or curves in the veins; these are especially prominent in the hand and in older patients. Also,...

2. IV tips and tricks

   ashley.bsn replied to kloock's topic in Emergency

   Don't quote me on this (I am a new nurse with only 1 year IV background) but the "obvious valves" that I have experience with usually feel/look like lumps or curves in the veins; these are especially prominent in the hand and in older patients. Also,...

3. I suck at IV starts

   ashley.bsn replied to what2donow's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same problem for a while. Then I read on a website that often this happens d/t not getting into the vein fully. Since you insert the needle in bevel up and the tip of the needle is slightly longer than the catheter, it is possible to get...