deberdt

Hello all, To introduce myself, I am a CNA/Nursing Student that is working as an ED Technician at my city’s hospital. Recently, I have been noticing many many MANY failed attempts at starting PIV’s in the department. This has been going on now for about a month, where I’ll go into a room, attempt to place a 20G in someone’s tree trunk of an AC, and somehow mess it up. Before this, I had been the one to slap a 14G or 16G into any trauma or critical care patient that rolled into our ED without trouble (except pediatrics and the little old ladies). I’m just wondering if this is normal and if over time I’ll have good months and bad months, or if I should schedule some time with our RN educator and do some extra practice? Either way I’m hoping it’s just all in my head. Let me know if you guys have had similar experiences!

I am currently a Sophomore in the southern Wisconsin region, and I'm having an internal debate. I currently have my CNA certification, and am about to start my first semester of nursing school this spring. My plan right now is to graduate in May of 2021 with my BSN, but here's my struggle. I've been working as an ED Tech at my local hospital at home and I absolutely love the job, and the emergency department. Now that I'm in school and away from home, I've been looking for employment at the local hospitals. I've recently been employed as an ER HUC at one of the area hospitals near my college, but I'm not very happy with the job. I feel almost useless when I'm not able to preform patient care, and I feel as though it's a waste of my CNA education and work experience. I'm wondering if I should take my EMT-B and possibly AEMT classes this spring and summer to broaden my education and allow myself more employment opportunities now and in the future. Is this a good choice, or should I just wait until I'm an RN to decide?