Self Blood Letting....

[Bonaparte]

Interesting; That's all I figured the nurses, i knew, could do. nothing like a perfect shot, or draw. I've never drawn myself. i'll have to though.
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Most ER's employ paramedics or even EMT's just for practical skills (since they aren't really taught in nursing school but are a big part of paramedic school and medics work for less). If you aren't reading ID badges, you'd probably mistake the medic for a nurse, since they're all wearing scrubs.
Up on the floors, most places use an "IV/PICC team" or something of the sort, which is generally one or two nurses that just travel around the hospital starting lines and are really good. Some floor nurses literally have never started a line.
I mention starting an IV and performing phlebotomy interchangeably because they're very similar skills.

[NACH3]

Most ER's employ paramedics or even EMT's just for practical skills (since they aren't really taught in nursing school but are a big part of paramedic school and medics work for less). If you aren't reading ID badges, you'd probably mistake the medic for a nurse, since they're all wearing scrubs.
Up on the floors, most places use an "IV/PICC team" or something of the sort, which is generally one or two nurses that just travel around the hospital starting lines and are really good. Some floor nurses literally have never started a line.
I mention starting an IV and performing phlebotomy interchangeably because they're very similar skills.

It basically is the same except that the IV starters have to put stints all the way in the vein whereas the phlebotomists just have to get into the vein to draw or let, correct?

You've got to be in the medical field right? Well you don't need to answer I get the the picture (very in depth w/this, glad to have your input)

[Hazard]

Most ER's employ paramedics or even EMT's just for practical skills (since they aren't really taught in nursing school but are a big part of paramedic school and medics work for less). If you aren't reading ID badges, you'd probably mistake the medic for a nurse, since they're all wearing scrubs.
Up on the floors, most places use an "IV/PICC team" or something of the sort, which is generally one or two nurses that just travel around the hospital starting lines and are really good. Some floor nurses literally have never started a line.
I mention starting an IV and performing phlebotomy interchangeably because they're very similar skills.

^^^^ this

I've had a floor nurse come in to start an IV and I requested someone from the IV team. Big difference. One floor nurse stuck my hand 5 times because the veins rolled on her.

[NACH3]

^^^^ this

I've had a floor nurse come in to start an IV and I requested someone from the IV team. Big difference. One floor nurse stuck my hand 5 times because the veins rolled on her.

I had a resident(intern) try and perform a nerve block through my neck(needless to say I tore the needle out of his hands after 30 minutes of re-sticking hitting bone never getting to the nerve) once the IV team came on floor it took em 2 minutes... Amazing - at the time I had no idea(except he was an intern and that made me nervous enough)

[almostgone]

Most ER's employ paramedics or even EMT's just for practical skills (since they aren't really taught in nursing school but are a big part of paramedic school and medics work for less). If you aren't reading ID badges, you'd probably mistake the medic for a nurse, since they're all wearing scrubs.
Up on the floors, most places use an "IV/PICC team" or something of the sort, which is generally one or two nurses that just travel around the hospital starting lines and are really good. Some floor nurses literally have never started a line.
I mention starting an IV and performing phlebotomy interchangeably because they're very similar skills.

The nurse that did my PICC line/mid line (I think it was PICC) when I was flooded with staph must have been a natural. I was amazed she could anything started, much less threaded in.