Look properly, this is just practicing with friends from med school. When I am in a clinical situation, the procedures are followed to the letter. But when I am practicing with a friend, it is fun to relax and focus on the skill at hand.
@gingatim it is not advised to practice any other way then the right way to ensure you do not take bad habits into clinical, better to become accustomed to doing it the right way, just a tip
This was very unprofessional. All the laughing and cutting up was ridiculous. Grow up please!!!! Nursing School is very intense. Take it seriously or just don't share this stupid video.
Your technique was a little off and very unprofessional , and should not have been posted on screen. Your angle of entry was to high.. And why wasn't your patient's arm resting on a surface, she shouldn't have to hold her touniquet either. And where is your sterile technique, no glove and why where you touching the prep area after you prepped? Since this video was not complete I sure hope you didn't get blood on her uniform!!!!
Seriously?.. Antecubital.. no gloves, Sanitizes then touches the sterile area without gloves... and 18 Gauge?.,. yikes.. this is all wrong.. so wrong lol
I know you've been told this many times, but if I forget to put my glove on my right hand when I do my IV check off in class... I automatically fail. But I understand nervousness gets to us at times espeacially when it's your first time. That's why we have to keep practicing. I'm just glad I get to practice on a dummy's arm :)
Try putting tighter gloves on. That'll help you feel the vein better. Not bad for a first try, but gloves are so very important. Friend or not, you do not know what somebody else has!
Im No Expert At This But I Have Been Taken To The ER Many Of Times And If Im Not Mistaken They Use Sterlie Or Non-Sterlie Gloves Before They Began And there are reason so you want get the patient blood on you and get infected.and you used the acohol to clean the area fom bacteria of sort and you clean it with your bare hands. O.o..Are You At Nurseing School If So Stay A Little Bit Longer....Just Saying Trying To Help You Out If That's A Profession Your Going Out For You Need To Be A Pro At it
im going to have my iv check off tomorrow.... and I am scared! we all must start somewhere! please be critics, we need it. But dont be rude!! because I will cry.. jijij :P im sure once you got this over with the first time, the following were way better, right?
I WILL send you out of my hospital room if you try to start an IV without gloves. That is wrong on every level and aspect of nursing practice, and any skilled healthcare professional should know that. I really hope you've been re-educated about proper IV insertion since the making of this video.
That is an improper technique definitely against OSHA loll..After you disinfected the area. You palpated to feel for the vein and re infected it the area again. Well all beginners do such things, that is why you're in school and learning. Not bad for first try :) Goodluck. Btw? Do students have to practice on each other?
I shot heroin for over 8yrs without using gloves and I never got an infection once. The only people I knew that did were those who didn't use alcohol swabs or clean needles (IDIOTS). This bitching about sanitation is just high horse bullshit for people who want to act like they're superior to others. If the injection site is "clean" and the needle is "clean", then it's fine. Bacteria doesn't JUMP. Technical error; yes, practical error; no. There's no REAL danger here, just hypothetical bullshit.
@xilix thats your own germs. Not to mention, gloves are not only worn to protect the patient, but also the nurse, who for example may have dry cracked skin, and blood from the patient gets on the nurse.. its not hypothetical BS its evidence based knowledge
is it just me or is it waaaayyyy too much fun happening here? like seriously, u coulda got an infection. where is the instructor and where is this school so i know not to go there... smh
A piece of advice: the only thing that should touch the puncture site after you've prepped it is the needle itself - otherwise you increase the risk of infection for your patient. If you need to feel the vein again, use another wipe before you go for the insertion.
Wow, really painful to watch. Contaminating the IV site? Actually TOUCHING the hole you just made? You RE-SHEATHED the needle after you started retracting it. Are you trying to kill your friend with an embolus you create by shearing the catheter?
Someone said a few stupid things, so I'm going to apply some common sense to them. "You don't hit the patient like that". Why not? You did no harm, it was fine. It was like tickling the patient first, it wont affect the blood draw at all. Also, "'You cleaned the area with bare hands" -- who cares? It's swab alcohol! It kills everything! Just don't touch the area with bare hands after, but you know that. Inserting the needle without gloves, not good practice... but still, good first try!
be humble and dont get defensive, being your first time, should you have used what the book " says", which you didnt, dont mess people up with your mistakes, it was just too bad to be shown !
I'm currently in a BSN program. Just so you know.. we DO practice on each other. However you do not have to have an IV started on you, that is voluntary, but the option is definitely there.
you dont hit the patient like that, you dont use the antecubital area, use dammm gloves, u cleaned the area with bare hands, for god's sake, and insert the needle without gloves, epic fail!!
This was very good for my 1st try. No matter how I did it though, someone would find something to whine about in attempt to show off their own "knowledge". Thanks for your assessment, "professor" ^_^
@LeukaRust Amber, I might have a tendency to agree with "professor". We do use gloves for a reason, no matter how much easier it might make it for us without them.
Yeah, you did get it on your first try and I applaud you for that, but the original poster does have a valid point. Using gloves makes finding the vein much harder, but in a real clinical setting you would have to use gloves. So you miles well practice it like that. There is no point in cleaning the area if you are just going to touch it with your fingers.
You must learn from criticism though. I have to admit pingalegre could have worded what they said in a nicer way, but sterile practice is extremely important regardless of whether it is your first try or not. Worst case scenario is introducing a systemic infection into the patient which could lead to death. You did well though - I just hope you will remember to wear both gloves, clean the skin and don't touch the sterile field before you insert the needle.
A) you definitely do use the AC especially in a hospital setting. trying for distal first in the pre-hospital setting is better.
B) in the hospital or in the emergency field it is very common to clean the site then put gloves on, it allows you to feel the vein better and occupy yourself while the site dries
C) in the hospital many nurses and IV techs will only use one glove and as long as there are no open wounds or sores it is not a big deal
A) you definitely do use the AC especially in a hospital setting. trying for distal first in the pre-hospital setting is better.
B) in the hospital or in the emergency field it is very common to clean the site then put gloves on, it allows you to feel the vein better and occupy yourself while the site dries
C) in the hospital many nurses and IV techs will only use one glove and as long as there are no open wounds or sores it is not a big deal
A) you definitely do use the AC especially in a hospital setting. trying for distal first in the pre-hospital setting is better.
B) in the hospital or in the emergency field it is very common to clean the site then put gloves on, it allows you to feel the vein better and occupy yourself while the site dries
C) in the hospital many nurses and IV techs will only use one glove and as long as there are no open wounds or sores it is not a big deal
@pingalegre I don't know what they are teaching you in nursing school, but you MUST become accustomed to feeling a vein with gloves ON! When in a trauma situation with a patient covered in blood, you better have gloves on & you better be able to start an IV. Don't give piss-poor advice to new students please.
@pingalegre I agree, so many misses in this demo!!! I too am a nursing student, and if i ever did it like that my teacher would be horribly upset lol like to point out that once you clean the puncture site with the swab it should not be retouched for that re contaminates the area...and hitting the site is a no no because it can cause the vein to blow
Nursing school is very challenging, but it also depends on what type of school you are attending. I did the bachelors program, which was very demanding. Students DO NOT have to practice on each other for IVs or invasive procedures. In school, we did practice on each other for other, non-invasive things such as bed baths and feeding. No worries ^_^
i think you did a great job. thanks for being a nurse and helping out people when their in need. dont mind the poeple on here hating. so anyway you are very sexy and id like a bed bath please :)
wow... its not very hard to stick someone, its all about staying calm, knowing how deep and where your needle is and picking a good site! he stuck him way to low on the hand and to much of an angle! check out my video if you want tips haha ;-) you all can practice on me any time lol
why the hell are you using an 18 ga? you gonna give her blood? real world, and on the elderly, you'll hardly use an 18, as soon as you hit the vein, it'll blow
We weren't really supposed to be doing this, but the teacher let us since we had no previous experience. She got what supplies she could from the hospital we were at. They have a PYXIS system, so if items are taken out, they must be charged to a patient. The supplies we had were just what was out of the machine in the medication room. I was the last one to do this, so that's what was left for me to use.
@LeukaRust well that says a lot about you, what it says is: you don't care about YOUR patient, as long as the job gets done, if YOU hurt them or cause them pain and discomfort, so be it, you going to be a lousy nurse, it may be better you Fail and not become a nurse, you don't care about people
Pain is anticipated, prevented & treated whenever possible. You're right, I do care about getting the job done. For example: if I had a pt with severe burns all over his body & the m.d. orders daily dressing changes, you can bet that I'll do it, even though it will hurt the pt. i'll give them whatever pain meds I can or even ask for anesthesia. If I avoid the dressing changes b/c it'll hurt the pt, they can get sepsis & die. According to your standards, you'd have a lot of dead pts.
@LeukaRust where are you from? you can't even comprehend the english language, IF you have orders to change dressings QD, you do it, so would I, I'm talking about you starting an 18 ga IV on someone that only needs a #22, IF you're going to give blood or in an EMERGENCY situation, you use an 18 gauge
You FAIL It WILL be better you FAIL nursing, you're skills are horrible and your attitude is much worst you'll do better to work at McDonalds
Lol! Yes, b/c this 1st time that I've ever done venupuncture, practicing with a classmate means that I do it this exact way every single time, regardless of the pt's situation. I had her consent, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. If you'd like to talk with her, she's in my friend list, 19eightythree. I appreciate your amusing comments, now please go nitpick on something else to boost your low self-esteem kthanksbai ^_^
Your attitude is showing that you are not a medical professional in any level.
The first thing you must remember, any small mistakes must be addressed in appropriate way or let it out and the hospital gonna be deep in lawsuit.
2nd, 18 gauge is considered midsize, and the patient is not a small child. The site IS cubital vein. I don't see a problem nor making it blew up? WTF.... what are you ? nurse? MD ?
She was pracitising in this vid, there's amount of tolerance.
use metacarpal veins. they are the most stable veins for an IV. i learned that the hard way. I used to prefer cephalic veins, which are bigger but less stable. :)
Then you better hope you'll never have a lab draw. They keep the needle in there and change out the tubes with it still in the vein the entire time until they get all the tubes they need, which can be quite a few sometimes. I had the needle in her so long b/c i was nervous and so focused on just hitting the vein, I forgot what to do after I got it. We weren't going to leave the catheter in, it was just "target practice" really.
my first time to start an IV line on a patient was on a kid. believe me, it's so much harder... their veins are much smaller so you have to use a smaller gauge and if they are afraid and crying, they get restless which makes it even harder. even though sometime they pretend to be not scared, their veins is hard to palpate, sometimes the veins hide, it could be dehydration or psychological. you'd also want to do it fast or the pt. will hate you forever hahaha.
I'm glad I never had to start an IV on a child. Pedi and OB are not my thing. I'm not one of those RNs that "dig" for the vein. That bothers me. If I can't get it in 2 sticks, I'm calling for back up lol.
i'll let a hot nurse practice iv's on me any day. you know how many times i've been stuck as an army medic? over a hundred. veins are still good as new.
You did a good job, an 18-gauge on the 1st try! Once you get used to pushing the flexible catheter part in once you have the needle a couple of mm inside the vein, it'll just get easier and easier.
Thank you very much ^_^ I was really nervous. I was the last one to try it so everyone was watching me. In my experience of starting IVs since this video, in the few times I mess up, the thing that happens to me most is not that I miss but that I blow the vein :( but I guess at least I hit what I was aiming for, lol.
Please to you all guys, practitioners, Students or future RNs, etc.. dont post videos like this because some people who really wanto be be a RN or Phleb or anyone who takes this seriously gets totally scare to ever find one of you guys in a hospital... this just tells me you guys are total freaks. Do something else!
Everyone has their own way of doing things after they get out of school. I've seen very seasoned RNs do things I'd never do, such as this one coworker of mine that started an IV with NO gloves, she didn't put her thumb on the catheter to stop the blood flow until she hooked up the IV line so blood was everywhere, all over the bed, her hands, her supplies. Not once did she put gloves on. It wasn't even a pt that needed it stat.
I'm impressed that you put so many comments on my video. It's like you have nothing better to do. I'm not going to waste my time anymore responding to your redundant comments. I'm blocking you from adding anything else to my video. My advice is to go find something productive to do instead of wasting your energy on trying to stir up stuff.
you do know that this practicing putting "permanent holes" into the skin could cause you problems in the future, for any good potential sites for when you need an IV, and this hole you now have makes your veins weak. Why would you let someone "because they wanted to" do this to you.
I don't remember posting anywhere that this was an instructional video. As I recall, I wrote in the description that this was our 1st attempt at it, ever. Please read the other posts before chiming in with comments that have already been made and addressed.
If you read my responses to other comments, you'd have read that this is my very 1st attempt at starting an IV. All we wanted to do was see if we could get in the vein at all so we went for what was easiest. When you are doing a skill for the 1st time, do you take on the most challenging situation? Not unless you're arrogant and unintelligent.
Lol. She's already graduated. Even if she hadn't yet, I don't understand ppl that want to start crap in other ppl's lives. What's the reason behind it? To make yourself feel better? If you're trying to be funny, you're not.
This is a horrible 'sorority' IV start. Contamination, risk of infection (re-contaminating site with fingers, not wearing a glove when breaking skins barrier with the needle). Really horrible.
It was my first time ever starting an IV. Are you going to try to claim that everything you've ever done for the 1st time you did absolutely perfect despite being nervous or anxious?
I've been an RN for several years, so I didn't intend to cause you too much grief, but just like to promote universal precautions. We need our nurses healthy and well. And by the way, welcome to the profession!
You're correct, it is best practice to do so. Being this my first time ever starting an IV, I found it difficult to feel through the gloves. My test subject and I have been friends for a long time. We are aware of our own and each others illnesses.
@LeukaRust, PS: Don't assume you know everything about ANYONE else's blood/body fluids. Unless you've tracked them 24/7 since the day they were born, you can't be sure what they may or may not have come into contact with. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
Agreed. Since I've been able to do this task more often than once, I've developed skill at it and can work with the gloves. Anxiety and nervousness no longer affect my IV starting ability ^_^
Don't worry about it, I would worry about passing my boards upon graduation and the classes. Nursing school is hard enough. And what you see is pretty uncommon. About 95% of the nurses I work with never learned to start an IV in school. I haven't so far either. I think it's a pretty much after graduation experience.
dont worry about it. Nursing school is full of negative nancy's who will try to bring you down. Encircle yourself with people who are successful and not negative and you can do it.
I never had a problem with needles, so I couldn't say. The only thing I was nervous about was if I missed the vein but you develop confidence an skill the more you do it. ^_^
I was nervous, it was the first time I had attempted this and everyone was watching me since I was the last to have the chance. I wanted to make sure I knew where the vein was so I didn't miss. I didn't touch right where I put the needle in, I touched above the site. The procedure is done via clean technique, not sterile. She isn't neutropenic.
It looked like you touched the site, then "above the site" then stuck where you touched originally..
Tip: Touch where you will stick...then swab with alcohol swab leaving the swab against the skin with corner of swab "pointing" to your insertion site..always helps me.
Do you go to the health science center in san antonio?
I apologize for saying it sucks, because it is hard to start an iv, and I have seen lots of RNs start IV with no gloves!!!! at least you are practicing!! did you graduate yet, are you BSN or ADN ? anyways good luck to you.
I graduate in December. BSN. Most IVs I have done since this video I have been successful at. A few I missed but the staff RN got it and a few I hit the vein but blew it. Not everyone I took a stab at (ha) was an easy stick but they were very tolerant of my attempts. I always use gloves. I have seen nurses at work and in clinical also not use gloves and I ask them about why they don't and they say they don't expect to get blood on them 0_o
I have no clue as to why they are constantly laughing and joking around in this video. They need to be more serious so they can concentrate on inserting the IV in correctly..
We were nervous and excited. It was the first time any of us had a chance to practice this skill. We have since developed more confidence and skill at this task since this video was made ^_^
The only thing I would say is.... working in my hospital you would never start an iv on the side you are on, or in an antecubital space. Start the iv on the top side of the arm for comfort of patient. when they are lying in bed the bottom part of their arm is on the bed, making the iv insertion site uncomfortable. Use antecubitals for blood draws, but not for IV fluid. Great job finding the vein!
I haven't ever started an IV I intended to keep in that spot. I usually try for somewhere along the radius or ulna so that the pt doesn't have to keep their arm straight the entire time so it won't occlude the line ^_^
almost all she did is wrong...she cleaned the site in wrong way and she kept TOUCHING IT with non-sterile glove and bare hand...hey its painful when moving needle once you in ...dont let her canuleate me
I want to watch you insert a foley, sew an article of clothing from raw fabric, build a computer from scratch or R&R a carburetor in a vehicle without researching anything before hand. Are you going to be a pro and do it in record time with no flaws? The first time you do anything you lack the experience to do it perfectly. That is why you practice and make mistakes along the way so you can improve your technique and progress. For that reason, it is always said that Dr.s & RNs PRACTICE medicine.
Look properly, this is just practicing with friends from med school. When I am in a clinical situation, the procedures are followed to the letter. But when I am practicing with a friend, it is fun to relax and focus on the skill at hand.
gingatim 2 months ago
@gingatim it is not advised to practice any other way then the right way to ensure you do not take bad habits into clinical, better to become accustomed to doing it the right way, just a tip
crazymookey 1 month ago in playlist IV Insertion and other video clips
This was very unprofessional. All the laughing and cutting up was ridiculous. Grow up please!!!! Nursing School is very intense. Take it seriously or just don't share this stupid video.
mandmOwen2 2 months ago
omg, she said think of a pt u don't like, what kind of monster nurses are these going to be.
mobenah 2 months ago
lol never would i allow her to touch me haha.. nurses they just know everything lolzzzz
gumbe900 3 months ago
Your technique was a little off and very unprofessional , and should not have been posted on screen. Your angle of entry was to high.. And why wasn't your patient's arm resting on a surface, she shouldn't have to hold her touniquet either. And where is your sterile technique, no glove and why where you touching the prep area after you prepped? Since this video was not complete I sure hope you didn't get blood on her uniform!!!!
joni3181 3 months ago 2
Seriously?.. Antecubital.. no gloves, Sanitizes then touches the sterile area without gloves... and 18 Gauge?.,. yikes.. this is all wrong.. so wrong lol
Whittness 3 months ago
The title should be : Starting an I.V. .... Pggamit lng ng article a, an, the, di mo alam, galing ah
rcdpjr 3 months ago
I know you've been told this many times, but if I forget to put my glove on my right hand when I do my IV check off in class... I automatically fail. But I understand nervousness gets to us at times espeacially when it's your first time. That's why we have to keep practicing. I'm just glad I get to practice on a dummy's arm :)
lvick3 4 months ago
Try putting tighter gloves on. That'll help you feel the vein better. Not bad for a first try, but gloves are so very important. Friend or not, you do not know what somebody else has!
theeyesofanother 5 months ago
Oh man, why did you guys use such a large gauged needle? That would have been very difficult. Good for a first try though! Impressive!
SuperSheGeek 5 months ago
Im No Expert At This But I Have Been Taken To The ER Many Of Times And If Im Not Mistaken They Use Sterlie Or Non-Sterlie Gloves Before They Began And there are reason so you want get the patient blood on you and get infected.and you used the acohol to clean the area fom bacteria of sort and you clean it with your bare hands. O.o..Are You At Nurseing School If So Stay A Little Bit Longer....Just Saying Trying To Help You Out If That's A Profession Your Going Out For You Need To Be A Pro At it
Thisistheplcetobe 5 months ago
im going to have my iv check off tomorrow.... and I am scared! we all must start somewhere! please be critics, we need it. But dont be rude!! because I will cry.. jijij :P im sure once you got this over with the first time, the following were way better, right?
carolaime 5 months ago
LOL at this video...this is a BSN program?
ocdavid 5 months ago
Holy Crap! What school is this? Yikes! :-/ You could infect this person and infect yourself! You didn't follow any of the basics
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prosongs 6 months ago
I WILL send you out of my hospital room if you try to start an IV without gloves. That is wrong on every level and aspect of nursing practice, and any skilled healthcare professional should know that. I really hope you've been re-educated about proper IV insertion since the making of this video.
NurseJordan6 6 months ago
That is an improper technique definitely against OSHA loll..After you disinfected the area. You palpated to feel for the vein and re infected it the area again. Well all beginners do such things, that is why you're in school and learning. Not bad for first try :) Goodluck. Btw? Do students have to practice on each other?
Alir198333 6 months ago
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Alir198333 6 months ago
okay one supposed to be wearing gloves and two you never let anyone else touch the equipment or syrnge that your using!!!! WTH!
randomfunnyshit01 7 months ago
wow, no gloves.. Both hands should have gloves.. I think these students are just experimenting.. And they are international students? hmmm..
gabyracing12 7 months ago
If I get an iv in the crook of the arm, I can pretty much take it. It's only the insertions in the dorsal side of the hand that would hurt too much.
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mserinhickman 9 months ago
I shot heroin for over 8yrs without using gloves and I never got an infection once. The only people I knew that did were those who didn't use alcohol swabs or clean needles (IDIOTS). This bitching about sanitation is just high horse bullshit for people who want to act like they're superior to others. If the injection site is "clean" and the needle is "clean", then it's fine. Bacteria doesn't JUMP. Technical error; yes, practical error; no. There's no REAL danger here, just hypothetical bullshit.
xilix 9 months ago
@xilix thats your own germs. Not to mention, gloves are not only worn to protect the patient, but also the nurse, who for example may have dry cracked skin, and blood from the patient gets on the nurse.. its not hypothetical BS its evidence based knowledge
northMNmommy 6 months ago
@northMNmommy
no offence but some chit stains in my arse''' whole can u smell it before u type bs fatty
blackoil911 5 months ago
is it just me or is it waaaayyyy too much fun happening here? like seriously, u coulda got an infection. where is the instructor and where is this school so i know not to go there... smh
Cherise2483 10 months ago
Wow... No gloves.... I'm a nursing student myself, and I can't believe that something so basic was not done...
Not to mention you're both in all white... Would hate to see a pretty mess all over those uniforms.
carliejg01 10 months ago
what collage is this
mcfr23 10 months ago
you can do better than this
mazdavet1 10 months ago
Omg I hope that nobody in my life will do it like that to me, than i prefer to do it by myself it will be better, you got like a BIG zer0 in Asepcie
jessicagrenieryah 11 months ago
Horrible no gloves, flicking patient, letting them hold the constricting band, touching the site after cleaning, lets keep going dumb bitches
jacobjandt 11 months ago
I'm thinking about going into nursing... and this is what i dread the most lol
GallopingCloud 1 year ago
this is girl is famous in my college: the presentation: Things you never do while starting an IV, hall of shame!
pingalegre 1 year ago
@jme008
and you please go back to jcpenney, and let us know where you pretend to act as a nurse, so we dont take our family members there, thanks
pingalegre 1 year ago
WOW..you should just delete this video. It's misleading to those who don't know &..just wrong.
lizzylizard25 1 year ago
ok she just touch the underneath part and then touch the site. and then touch it again? lol wow nice asepsis
supertrex2 1 year ago
Lot mistakes... if your teacher could see that, then it's not sucessed... Study how to do it, because your dealing with human beings. Good luck!!
Kaupo7 1 year ago
A piece of advice: the only thing that should touch the puncture site after you've prepped it is the needle itself - otherwise you increase the risk of infection for your patient. If you need to feel the vein again, use another wipe before you go for the insertion.
dfitch81 1 year ago
Wow, really painful to watch. Contaminating the IV site? Actually TOUCHING the hole you just made? You RE-SHEATHED the needle after you started retracting it. Are you trying to kill your friend with an embolus you create by shearing the catheter?
TheMedicMac 1 year ago
Someone said a few stupid things, so I'm going to apply some common sense to them. "You don't hit the patient like that". Why not? You did no harm, it was fine. It was like tickling the patient first, it wont affect the blood draw at all. Also, "'You cleaned the area with bare hands" -- who cares? It's swab alcohol! It kills everything! Just don't touch the area with bare hands after, but you know that. Inserting the needle without gloves, not good practice... but still, good first try!
Marchra 1 year ago
be humble and dont get defensive, being your first time, should you have used what the book " says", which you didnt, dont mess people up with your mistakes, it was just too bad to be shown !
pingalegre 1 year ago
I'm currently in a BSN program. Just so you know.. we DO practice on each other. However you do not have to have an IV started on you, that is voluntary, but the option is definitely there.
chelseabelieu 1 year ago
bad bad
pingalegre 1 year ago
you dont hit the patient like that, you dont use the antecubital area, use dammm gloves, u cleaned the area with bare hands, for god's sake, and insert the needle without gloves, epic fail!!
pingalegre 1 year ago 35
This was very good for my 1st try. No matter how I did it though, someone would find something to whine about in attempt to show off their own "knowledge". Thanks for your assessment, "professor" ^_^
LeukaRust 1 year ago
@LeukaRust Amber, I might have a tendency to agree with "professor". We do use gloves for a reason, no matter how much easier it might make it for us without them.
dwe253 1 year ago
@LeukaRust
Yeah, you did get it on your first try and I applaud you for that, but the original poster does have a valid point. Using gloves makes finding the vein much harder, but in a real clinical setting you would have to use gloves. So you miles well practice it like that. There is no point in cleaning the area if you are just going to touch it with your fingers.
nycolea13 1 year ago
@LeukaRust
You must learn from criticism though. I have to admit pingalegre could have worded what they said in a nicer way, but sterile practice is extremely important regardless of whether it is your first try or not. Worst case scenario is introducing a systemic infection into the patient which could lead to death. You did well though - I just hope you will remember to wear both gloves, clean the skin and don't touch the sterile field before you insert the needle.
ToothEnvy 1 year ago
@LeukaRust so nurses practice with each other??
hjestrella 6 months ago
@LeukaRust - don't listen to discouragement...you're on your way...
mifecta 3 months ago
@pingalegre
A) you definitely do use the AC especially in a hospital setting. trying for distal first in the pre-hospital setting is better.
B) in the hospital or in the emergency field it is very common to clean the site then put gloves on, it allows you to feel the vein better and occupy yourself while the site dries
C) in the hospital many nurses and IV techs will only use one glove and as long as there are no open wounds or sores it is not a big deal
D) the aseptic technique needs work
skiingislife9288 10 months ago
@pingalegre
A) you definitely do use the AC especially in a hospital setting. trying for distal first in the pre-hospital setting is better.
B) in the hospital or in the emergency field it is very common to clean the site then put gloves on, it allows you to feel the vein better and occupy yourself while the site dries
C) in the hospital many nurses and IV techs will only use one glove and as long as there are no open wounds or sores it is not a big deal
D) the aseptic technique needs work
skiingislife9288 10 months ago
@skiingislife9288 this video is not useful
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@pingalegre
A) you definitely do use the AC especially in a hospital setting. trying for distal first in the pre-hospital setting is better.
B) in the hospital or in the emergency field it is very common to clean the site then put gloves on, it allows you to feel the vein better and occupy yourself while the site dries
C) in the hospital many nurses and IV techs will only use one glove and as long as there are no open wounds or sores it is not a big deal
D) the aseptic technique needs work
skiingislife9288 10 months ago
@pingalegre I agree with you. I mean if your gonna do it. Do it right.
JeanBean718 5 months ago
@pingalegre I don't know what they are teaching you in nursing school, but you MUST become accustomed to feeling a vein with gloves ON! When in a trauma situation with a patient covered in blood, you better have gloves on & you better be able to start an IV. Don't give piss-poor advice to new students please.
TommyDWatson 5 months ago 2
@pingalegre I agree, so many misses in this demo!!! I too am a nursing student, and if i ever did it like that my teacher would be horribly upset lol like to point out that once you clean the puncture site with the swab it should not be retouched for that re contaminates the area...and hitting the site is a no no because it can cause the vein to blow
crazymookey 1 month ago in playlist IV Insertion and other video clips
no bsi !!!!!!!! yikies
mike3180350 1 year ago
I am thinking of becoming a nurse aghh hope i can pull this off... students don't have to practice on each other right?
purpleglow18 1 year ago
Nursing school is very challenging, but it also depends on what type of school you are attending. I did the bachelors program, which was very demanding. Students DO NOT have to practice on each other for IVs or invasive procedures. In school, we did practice on each other for other, non-invasive things such as bed baths and feeding. No worries ^_^
LeukaRust 1 year ago
@LeukaRust hi,
i think you did a great job. thanks for being a nurse and helping out people when their in need. dont mind the poeple on here hating. so anyway you are very sexy and id like a bed bath please :)
andrademeza 9 months ago
yikes!!! no gloves?! REALLY?!
shahanniharon 1 year ago
You guys should do something more productive....LIKE DROP OUT OF YOUR PROGRAM!
AFornix 1 year ago
Reason?
LeukaRust 1 year ago 4
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deestilo 1 year ago
wow... its not very hard to stick someone, its all about staying calm, knowing how deep and where your needle is and picking a good site! he stuck him way to low on the hand and to much of an angle! check out my video if you want tips haha ;-) you all can practice on me any time lol
zefbengede 1 year ago
OMG
admu1000 1 year ago
Oh Your God
LeukaRust 1 year ago
gauge 18 is for blood transfusion only?? how come u're using that?
ervasfidelity 1 year ago
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tasgeary 1 year ago
What?
LeukaRust 1 year ago
why the hell are you using an 18 ga? you gonna give her blood? real world, and on the elderly, you'll hardly use an 18, as soon as you hit the vein, it'll blow
shanquilla562 1 year ago
We weren't really supposed to be doing this, but the teacher let us since we had no previous experience. She got what supplies she could from the hospital we were at. They have a PYXIS system, so if items are taken out, they must be charged to a patient. The supplies we had were just what was out of the machine in the medication room. I was the last one to do this, so that's what was left for me to use.
LeukaRust 1 year ago
@LeukaRust well that says a lot about you, what it says is: you don't care about YOUR patient, as long as the job gets done, if YOU hurt them or cause them pain and discomfort, so be it, you going to be a lousy nurse, it may be better you Fail and not become a nurse, you don't care about people
shanquilla562 1 year ago
Pain is anticipated, prevented & treated whenever possible. You're right, I do care about getting the job done. For example: if I had a pt with severe burns all over his body & the m.d. orders daily dressing changes, you can bet that I'll do it, even though it will hurt the pt. i'll give them whatever pain meds I can or even ask for anesthesia. If I avoid the dressing changes b/c it'll hurt the pt, they can get sepsis & die. According to your standards, you'd have a lot of dead pts.
LeukaRust 1 year ago
@LeukaRust where are you from? you can't even comprehend the english language, IF you have orders to change dressings QD, you do it, so would I, I'm talking about you starting an 18 ga IV on someone that only needs a #22, IF you're going to give blood or in an EMERGENCY situation, you use an 18 gauge
You FAIL It WILL be better you FAIL nursing, you're skills are horrible and your attitude is much worst you'll do better to work at McDonalds
you're Lousy
shanquilla562 1 year ago
Lol! Yes, b/c this 1st time that I've ever done venupuncture, practicing with a classmate means that I do it this exact way every single time, regardless of the pt's situation. I had her consent, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. If you'd like to talk with her, she's in my friend list, 19eightythree. I appreciate your amusing comments, now please go nitpick on something else to boost your low self-esteem kthanksbai ^_^
LeukaRust 1 year ago
@shanquilla562
Your attitude is showing that you are not a medical professional in any level.
The first thing you must remember, any small mistakes must be addressed in appropriate way or let it out and the hospital gonna be deep in lawsuit.
2nd, 18 gauge is considered midsize, and the patient is not a small child. The site IS cubital vein. I don't see a problem nor making it blew up? WTF.... what are you ? nurse? MD ?
She was pracitising in this vid, there's amount of tolerance.
deestilo 1 year ago
starting a IV I think you must learn first how to put gloves!
812mistyeyes 1 year ago
The glove got caught under the tourniquet we were using. That's why everyone was laughing at the beginning.
LeukaRust 1 year ago
i can see her titties
cutthroat06 1 year ago
Yes, very mature.
LeukaRust 1 year ago
use metacarpal veins. they are the most stable veins for an IV. i learned that the hard way. I used to prefer cephalic veins, which are bigger but less stable. :)
lyradallirep 1 year ago
after watching this i definately never want another iv in my arm she had the needle in there forever i couldnt do it on a kid either
melroz2009 2 years ago
Then you better hope you'll never have a lab draw. They keep the needle in there and change out the tubes with it still in the vein the entire time until they get all the tubes they need, which can be quite a few sometimes. I had the needle in her so long b/c i was nervous and so focused on just hitting the vein, I forgot what to do after I got it. We weren't going to leave the catheter in, it was just "target practice" really.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
I hope that on a real patient you wouldnt touch the site even if you had your gloves on AFTER you "cleaned" it.
bgalindo86 2 years ago
Nah, in the real world, I lick the potential IV site to clean it :P
LeukaRust 2 years ago
lol...i'm gonna try that next time on the next patient, thx for the tip...lol :)
bgalindo86 2 years ago
my first time to start an IV line on a patient was on a kid. believe me, it's so much harder... their veins are much smaller so you have to use a smaller gauge and if they are afraid and crying, they get restless which makes it even harder. even though sometime they pretend to be not scared, their veins is hard to palpate, sometimes the veins hide, it could be dehydration or psychological. you'd also want to do it fast or the pt. will hate you forever hahaha.
GoutyFeet 2 years ago
I'm glad I never had to start an IV on a child. Pedi and OB are not my thing. I'm not one of those RNs that "dig" for the vein. That bothers me. If I can't get it in 2 sticks, I'm calling for back up lol.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
i'll let a hot nurse practice iv's on me any day. you know how many times i've been stuck as an army medic? over a hundred. veins are still good as new.
nippleburn 2 years ago
I completely agree ^_^ I've never had an issue with needles or IVs or blood draws, even on myself.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
You did a good job, an 18-gauge on the 1st try! Once you get used to pushing the flexible catheter part in once you have the needle a couple of mm inside the vein, it'll just get easier and easier.
sparklekitten16 2 years ago
Thank you very much ^_^ I was really nervous. I was the last one to try it so everyone was watching me. In my experience of starting IVs since this video, in the few times I mess up, the thing that happens to me most is not that I miss but that I blow the vein :( but I guess at least I hit what I was aiming for, lol.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
My God, this isn't sereous!!! You but your fingers everywhere!!! That's not the right way at all!!!
sympaticlochette 2 years ago
Noted.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
Please to you all guys, practitioners, Students or future RNs, etc.. dont post videos like this because some people who really wanto be be a RN or Phleb or anyone who takes this seriously gets totally scare to ever find one of you guys in a hospital... this just tells me you guys are total freaks. Do something else!
youngfox72 2 years ago
Everyone has their own way of doing things after they get out of school. I've seen very seasoned RNs do things I'd never do, such as this one coworker of mine that started an IV with NO gloves, she didn't put her thumb on the catheter to stop the blood flow until she hooked up the IV line so blood was everywhere, all over the bed, her hands, her supplies. Not once did she put gloves on. It wasn't even a pt that needed it stat.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
Jesus, you are too high up on the arm, you need to move down!!!! and not where blood is draw by phlebotomy.
getrealthen 2 years ago
I'm impressed that you put so many comments on my video. It's like you have nothing better to do. I'm not going to waste my time anymore responding to your redundant comments. I'm blocking you from adding anything else to my video. My advice is to go find something productive to do instead of wasting your energy on trying to stir up stuff.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
you do know that this practicing putting "permanent holes" into the skin could cause you problems in the future, for any good potential sites for when you need an IV, and this hole you now have makes your veins weak. Why would you let someone "because they wanted to" do this to you.
getrealthen 2 years ago
Yeah, b/c we're like IV drug users and do this kind of thing all the time, lol.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
terrible.
cookingrl26 2 years ago
Of course it is always easy to chime in a simple negative comment when you have nothing intelligent to add ^_^
LeukaRust 2 years ago
@LeukaRust
just so pretty damn stupid and unsafe. this action certainly does not demonstrate smarts at all. so stupid, stupid, stupid
getrealthen 2 years ago
I don't remember posting anywhere that this was an instructional video. As I recall, I wrote in the description that this was our 1st attempt at it, ever. Please read the other posts before chiming in with comments that have already been made and addressed.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
@LeukaRust
why are you starting it on the most sensitive part of the arm....that is really stupid, did you not learn this is class?
getrealthen 2 years ago
If you read my responses to other comments, you'd have read that this is my very 1st attempt at starting an IV. All we wanted to do was see if we could get in the vein at all so we went for what was easiest. When you are doing a skill for the 1st time, do you take on the most challenging situation? Not unless you're arrogant and unintelligent.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
i am going to report this girl, i know who she is, and her instructors will be so mad!!!!!!!!
getrealthen 2 years ago
Lol. She's already graduated. Even if she hadn't yet, I don't understand ppl that want to start crap in other ppl's lives. What's the reason behind it? To make yourself feel better? If you're trying to be funny, you're not.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
Not to be all gloom and doom, but you'd be surprised- some of the most unlikely people have the nastiest bloodborne pathogens.
benjamwk 2 years ago
This is a horrible 'sorority' IV start. Contamination, risk of infection (re-contaminating site with fingers, not wearing a glove when breaking skins barrier with the needle). Really horrible.
tim23z 2 years ago 29
It was my first time ever starting an IV. Are you going to try to claim that everything you've ever done for the 1st time you did absolutely perfect despite being nervous or anxious?
LeukaRust 2 years ago
I've been an RN for several years, so I didn't intend to cause you too much grief, but just like to promote universal precautions. We need our nurses healthy and well. And by the way, welcome to the profession!
tim23z 2 years ago 10
brave girl
sukyca 2 years ago
She got a turn on me ^_^
LeukaRust 2 years ago
Why the hell aren't you wearing gloves when you are about to deal with body fluids?
markevens 2 years ago 2
You're correct, it is best practice to do so. Being this my first time ever starting an IV, I found it difficult to feel through the gloves. My test subject and I have been friends for a long time. We are aware of our own and each others illnesses.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
@LeukaRust, PS: Don't assume you know everything about ANYONE else's blood/body fluids. Unless you've tracked them 24/7 since the day they were born, you can't be sure what they may or may not have come into contact with. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
tim23z 2 years ago
Agreed. Since I've been able to do this task more often than once, I've developed skill at it and can work with the gloves. Anxiety and nervousness no longer affect my IV starting ability ^_^
LeukaRust 2 years ago
I'm going to go to nursing school pretty soon and I am extremly nervous about learning how to start an iv. any tips or do's and dont's?
Cooplchick67 2 years ago
Don't worry about it, I would worry about passing my boards upon graduation and the classes. Nursing school is hard enough. And what you see is pretty uncommon. About 95% of the nurses I work with never learned to start an IV in school. I haven't so far either. I think it's a pretty much after graduation experience.
jpride1127 2 years ago
dont worry about it. Nursing school is full of negative nancy's who will try to bring you down. Encircle yourself with people who are successful and not negative and you can do it.
rstoll34 2 years ago
@rstoll34
negative has nothing to do with stupidity.
getrealthen 2 years ago
where is your glove girl?! Also, need to resterilize site cause you touched it with gloved hand after cleaning it
firebug9lifes 2 years ago
If you notice, I do not touch the exact site I am going to stick her, I touch above it so I know where to aim the needle.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
I'm starting my training as a nurse in september, do you ever get used to giving needles?! :(
emileigh39 2 years ago
I never had a problem with needles, so I couldn't say. The only thing I was nervous about was if I missed the vein but you develop confidence an skill the more you do it. ^_^
LeukaRust 2 years ago
why did you clean the site the touch it with the gloved hand that had been touching the arm before it was cleaned??
Zerkula 2 years ago
I was nervous, it was the first time I had attempted this and everyone was watching me since I was the last to have the chance. I wanted to make sure I knew where the vein was so I didn't miss. I didn't touch right where I put the needle in, I touched above the site. The procedure is done via clean technique, not sterile. She isn't neutropenic.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
It looked like you touched the site, then "above the site" then stuck where you touched originally..
Tip: Touch where you will stick...then swab with alcohol swab leaving the swab against the skin with corner of swab "pointing" to your insertion site..always helps me.
Do you go to the health science center in san antonio?
14klucas 2 years ago
I apologize for saying it sucks, because it is hard to start an iv, and I have seen lots of RNs start IV with no gloves!!!! at least you are practicing!! did you graduate yet, are you BSN or ADN ? anyways good luck to you.
lasersmoothie 2 years ago
I graduate in December. BSN. Most IVs I have done since this video I have been successful at. A few I missed but the staff RN got it and a few I hit the vein but blew it. Not everyone I took a stab at (ha) was an easy stick but they were very tolerant of my attempts. I always use gloves. I have seen nurses at work and in clinical also not use gloves and I ask them about why they don't and they say they don't expect to get blood on them 0_o
LeukaRust 2 years ago
I have no clue as to why they are constantly laughing and joking around in this video. They need to be more serious so they can concentrate on inserting the IV in correctly..
angelcarmichael 2 years ago
We were nervous and excited. It was the first time any of us had a chance to practice this skill. We have since developed more confidence and skill at this task since this video was made ^_^
LeukaRust 2 years ago
The only thing I would say is.... working in my hospital you would never start an iv on the side you are on, or in an antecubital space. Start the iv on the top side of the arm for comfort of patient. when they are lying in bed the bottom part of their arm is on the bed, making the iv insertion site uncomfortable. Use antecubitals for blood draws, but not for IV fluid. Great job finding the vein!
jpride1127 2 years ago
I haven't ever started an IV I intended to keep in that spot. I usually try for somewhere along the radius or ulna so that the pt doesn't have to keep their arm straight the entire time so it won't occlude the line ^_^
LeukaRust 2 years ago
You did a awesome job...but I would
have been freaked with everybody talking around me.lol
IVs aren't easy.lol :(
SpiritedAquarius 2 years ago
It was difficult with all eyes watching. No pressure, lol.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
this video sux!!!!
lasersmoothie 2 years ago
You suck
LeukaRust 2 years ago
almost all she did is wrong...she cleaned the site in wrong way and she kept TOUCHING IT with non-sterile glove and bare hand...hey its painful when moving needle once you in ...dont let her canuleate me
dz1n2a 2 years ago
I want to watch you insert a foley, sew an article of clothing from raw fabric, build a computer from scratch or R&R a carburetor in a vehicle without researching anything before hand. Are you going to be a pro and do it in record time with no flaws? The first time you do anything you lack the experience to do it perfectly. That is why you practice and make mistakes along the way so you can improve your technique and progress. For that reason, it is always said that Dr.s & RNs PRACTICE medicine.
LeukaRust 2 years ago
looks really really wrong! please practice!
krankenschwester1187 2 years ago
Are you going to volunteer?
LeukaRust 2 years ago
Don't EVER start an iv without gloves! Otherwise, good start.
susanb29 3 years ago
edit your video please
BINDIAN1 3 years ago
Can you edit it for me while I take care of my pts?
LeukaRust 2 years ago