Boomerthedog
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Hi - I'm new to the EMT world as I just finished my EMT certification a few weeks ago. I also just finished up my IV Therapy course and need to get six sticks in a hospital setting this Friday to be certified. I am fairly nervous about this particular clinical since I only have four sticks and they were in a controlled classroom setting. My problem isn't so much locating the best vein and successfully threading the catheter (although I still get nervous on this part); what seems to be the most difficult for me is everything that comes after insertion - remembering to release the tourniquet, keeping the catheter steady, applying the tagaderm/tape cleanly, etc. I always seem to run into some silly issue like getting the tape stuck to my glove, wrinkling the tagaderm, etc.
If there is ANY advice anyone can give me about my first sticks on live patients, I would really appreciate it. The last thing I want to do is scare the life out of an already anxious patient because I'm fumbling around while he's got a tiny tube stuck in his vein.
Thank you!
If there is ANY advice anyone can give me about my first sticks on live patients, I would really appreciate it. The last thing I want to do is scare the life out of an already anxious patient because I'm fumbling around while he's got a tiny tube stuck in his vein.
Thank you!