@Byrne27 that's standard practice. The catheter is located proximal to the site of entry so applying the pressure there closes the catheter AND the vein temporary while securing the saline lock.
In the first example, the person inserting the IV placed their gloved finger directly over the insertion site. This is NOT best practice, as the insertion site should be kept as clean as possible, and the gloves used in IV insertion are not sterile gloves.
ouch! I want to go to med school to be a nurse (RN), and I hope to someday become a nurse anesthetist (CRNA). But the needles scare me--I don't want to hurt someone!
its all about medics!
exfb64 1 month ago
Give the guy a break it's probably a student. Everybody thinks their better than the next!! Chill....
040272052802 3 months ago
WTF this music?
pinkprincezz90 4 months ago
NUUUUUB !
zilkoify 6 months ago
why would you place pressure above the catheter when blood flow in a vein moves distal to proximal?
Byrne27 7 months ago
@Byrne27 I was wondering the same thing.
Occrameq 6 months ago
@Byrne27 that's standard practice. The catheter is located proximal to the site of entry so applying the pressure there closes the catheter AND the vein temporary while securing the saline lock.
krilamonster 4 months ago
twilight
fggggiu90 11 months ago
why on God's green earth did you let go of the sharp before you retracted it?
DarthTwilight 11 months ago 4
get the color back
kotcomful 11 months ago
In the first example, the person inserting the IV placed their gloved finger directly over the insertion site. This is NOT best practice, as the insertion site should be kept as clean as possible, and the gloves used in IV insertion are not sterile gloves.
ElsieBanana 1 year ago
be a doctor anesthesiologist dont be a nurse
q8dentist 1 year ago
@q8dentist why not a nurse? I don't want to go through residency. At all.
syren345 1 year ago 3
ouch! I want to go to med school to be a nurse (RN), and I hope to someday become a nurse anesthetist (CRNA). But the needles scare me--I don't want to hurt someone!
Thanks for the tips, they explained so much. :)
syren345 1 year ago