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Dear Alex, Yes, this has been my experience also. I am looking into an online program at the University of Derby in the UK for that reason.

My patient recently had a Bard Power Port placed. I access/de-access the port weekly. She had never had a port before. She continues to complain about pain when I access and de-acess the port. She admits to being a needle phobic. We used emla cream o...

I am so happy you are in remission. And you are absolutely correct about the love/hate relationship with so many circumstances with this patient.

I value your comments because you have a power port. Who could refute your actual experience? The pain is comparable to a peripheral stick as long as it is "done correctly". She is and has been a needle phobic and "procedure phobic" even before havi...

I knew you meant a butterfly for a peripheral stick!! She has had multiple years of peripheral sticks, chemo etc.

Thank you blondy for the advice. I will definitely try the techniques you have suggested. The situation is unusual without getting into specifics as you can probably tell from my comments above.

As I mentioned above the patient is terminal. As the situation becomes more and more out of her control the issue of control over things like EMLA cream, time, etc. becomes more and more important. Believe me if you said stand on your head prior to a...

The pt. is in her late 50's. I called Bard about "the bumps" or lack of. The rep. said they are not always so prominent....go figure. That seems to be the case with this pt. Fortunately I use it solely for drawing blood (4+ vials of blood). Thank you...

Thank you so much. Truthfully I am use to those big old ports. The pt. is terminal. As strange as it may seem "simple things" is all she has control over for e.g. EMLA, icing, arriving on time etc. Yes, the spouse who is an RN did apply the EMLA crea...

Thank you for your reply. The port was placed about 3 mos. ago. No bruises, edema or any signs of infection. Another nurse accessed it once and thought the port "felt new". I will ask the pt. about icing the area.

Dear Baymar, I graduated from nursing school in 1973 at 19 years old. Guess what, at this time with a varied nursing background I am running into similar problems. Is it depressing, you bet it is. As others have said just get in the door some wher...

Lateral violence in nursing is a real documented problem. I personally have experienced it over the course of forty years. At this point in my life if I can view the current situation as, "their problem not mine" I will ignore "them" and continue. ...