Ive worked in ICU for about a year. The last hospital I worked at, if we had to poke patients for bloodwork, like cultures, the lab tech would come do it for us. Im at a new job and if we need to poke the patient for any bloodwork at all, we have to do it. Ive been having alot of trouble getting the bloodwork when I have to poke them. I feel im so clumsy when im trying to get the tubes onto the vacutainer, and I often loose the vein I was in. Anyone have tips for drawing bloodwork?