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  1. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a string of female patients with what I call "veins like spider legs.” So tiny and I missed all of them yesterday. I use a 24 G IV , go slow, try to plump the vein up . Any

  2. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for all your tips! I learn so much from nurses like

  3. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    All so very true! I always tell patients that get annoyed if you miss , that "it's not as easy as you think it

  4. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Annie, Thank you for all your tips. I was curious about the bevel down technique. What does that do ? I work at an outpatient surgery center where we do a lot of cataracts. The IV is only for...

  5. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your tips. Will give them a try next time I encounter tiny

  6. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for that

  7. Tiny vein tips for IVs

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Blew one and missed

  8. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m giving Covid vaccines in our community. I’m looking for tips on deltoid IM injections from other nurses. Many needle phobic people I want to give the least painful shot as possible. Also many...

  9. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Point well taken! I’m very careful to avoid the shoulder joint. I make people undress enough to expose the shoulder to be able to palpate the acromion. Thanks for sharing your

  10. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We don’t have needle size choices, appears to be 1 “. So I do need to modify the arm or not go in all the way on the frail and small arms. Our online prep course says give 2-3 finger widths below...

  11. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Share any tips you have for

  12. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is bunching up the arm a standard of practice for frail or small arms? I’ve seen online that is my a technique that should be used for Covid

  13. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks so

  14. Covid Vaccine

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for your tip. I have been darting it in. Any advice for small frail

  15. IV insertion: 20 gauge vs 22 gauge

    mariaconcetta posted a topic in General Nursing

    For general anesthesia patients we have to use 20 gauge IV's . Most of our patients get conscious sedation and we use 22's. Today I missed two patients IV 's using 20's, got a great flash but...

  16. IV insertion: 20 gauge vs 22 gauge

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    That probably is my issue, I need to adjust the amount I advance after getting a flash.

  17. IV insertion: 20 gauge vs 22 gauge

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for that tip,it's possible that's what my mistake is. I did notice when I went to advance, the catheter" bunched up " at the skin insertion

  18. IV insertion: 20 gauge vs 22 gauge

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like it's something I'm doing wrong. I do have occasional issues with not being able to thread my 22's also. It may be I'm not seeing the flash soon enough and go in too much. Thank you you...

  19. Compression Socks..... No Longer Just for Grandma.

    mariaconcetta replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    They sound like a great help for my legs that have started burning and itching. Anyone have a coupon code for discount when

  20. New job, IV issues

    mariaconcetta replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    i also had a hard time learning to put in IV's. Look at my post : hand IV trouble (June 22). I received several helpful tips that I have been implementing with success.I always say putting in IV's is...

  21. How much notice would you give?

    mariaconcetta replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay on in your per diem job and work a few days now and then to be sure the new job is what you hope it is. I found myself going back to my per diem job when my part time job didn't work out....

  22. Hand IV trouble

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    What do you do if you hit a nerve? I just took out the needle, the patient seemed to be in a lot of

  23. Hand IV trouble

    mariaconcetta posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been doing IV's for 3 years but continue to have trouble putting IV's in the back of the hand. Especially thin or elderly women, I get a flash but then it stops. Sometimes the vein blows.I tend...

  24. Hand IV trouble

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    I had two difficult IV patients today that I used AC sites on. Both c/o a lot of discomfort when I was putting the IV in? I wondered if anyone had any suggestions? Could it be I wasn't using enough...

  25. Hand IV trouble

    mariaconcetta replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    I had a great IV day today! Even got some really tough ones. I used several of your tips, lowering my angle and really looking at the IV catheter , and seeing the length of the bevel and where the...