yentingyenta -“she ended up using a vein abt 1” distal and medial to the AC. she ended up there cuz wanted to run fluids fast.
re the AC, i hear its used mostly in the ER cuz its quick and big but hosp policy by us is change it w/ in 24 hrs for a dif site. i dont like the AC cuz its iffy with positioning and flexion of the elbo”
This is what I was talking about. She could have first tried elsewhere because of this policy.
“at the end of the day, if they get it in one stick, does it really matter what they use? if the tech is more competent with one over the other, i say let them use what they want! make sense?”
Competence is Not defined if you get the blood on the first try. To be competent is to know what you’re doing. So you have to know – how to use all equipment, not just a butterfly. Do you think I got every eldery pt. on the first try? No, I haven’t, but I’m still competent. That’s why I say -I can tell incompetence if the first thing they pull out is the butterfly for a draw. There is a place for butterflies and for all equipment, but unless it will be a difficult stick -there is no reason to use one.
As far as all these incompetent personell having jobs -I don’t believe they should hire anyone or e/o just because they have some piece of paper with some sort of license or degree on it.
This is true whether they are volunteers or paid professionals.