Chandra Lancaster

All the time!!

I am not understanding where the "tooth brush" vein is, sorry I should probably understand what you are saying but don't quite. Thank you all very much for the input! I do need more practice and often feel people's veins just to try to get a feel for it. My boyfriend is my guinea pig for feeling good veins

I'm sorry to have made it sound rude, it was just something that I have noticed as a student. Many complaints have been made that nurses who smoke get more breaks than the ones that don't. I think that if there is a complaint about the ones taking more breaks, that the ones complaining should ask to take more breaks. I understand that smoking is a right, just as much as eating, drinking, exercising is. Thank you all for your comments. I like that you all agree that it should not be done around the patients. I personally do not like the smell of smoke either, but do not think less of anyone who smokes. One thing that I was trying to say with employers offering smoking cessation help, is that if they don't want us smoking then I think they should help in some way. They should also offer help with overcoming obesity as well. But I am not trying to stir up trouble I just think that hospitals should provide healthy living habits for their employees as well as their patients. Again, I am sorry if there was any offense taken, I really am not trying to cause any trouble, thank you for your input.

I see nurses smoking quite often. Do you think that patients see this and wonder why we are telling them to quit? Should nurses not be allowed to smoke? I understand that nurses are stressed out, but we know that smoking is harmful. Also, do you think employers should provide help for smoking cessation rather than just insitute new policies about not smoking?

As a nursing student, I try to take every chance I get to practice IV's on patients, I still suck at it. Every time I start one, I get kind of nervous that I won't find the right vein, or that it will blow on me. My last clinical I got 3 out of 5 in, but this is not the usual for me. Any suggestions on getting it in the first try? And what veins to avoid? Any help is appreciated!