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June 20, 2005

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Eric

I've never worked in a hospital with interns, but we do work with a group of residents. I have never seen a physician start an IV, or transport patients to tests, or provide any sort of "nursing care" such as starting IVs. I would think, unless you had a lot of opportunities, each IV stick would be a difficult one. Even after a week of not trying, I can tell my touch has worn off. Another important influence is whether I get that first stick of the night. If I miss it, I find I have a harder time with follow-up IV attempts. No doubt that's a mind thing. -eric

Maria

This is a great post.

Since I am training in the "kinder, gentler" era of medicine (where EVERYTHING is compartmentalized), my only experience in starting IVs was during my ER rotation. I became much more comfortable (and successful) during those four weeks, but man, did I feel bad for those first few victims.

Sometimes I wish I kept up the practice, because most psych RNs don't even try to place IVs. And it'd be nice to be able to place one myself with ease, grace, and flair (on the first try) without having to go through the trouble of contacting the "stat nurse".

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