tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post6046591844272762572..comments2024-03-22T13:46:31.211-04:00Comments on Getting Closer To Myself: A Good Nurse Knows A Prick When She Sees One (And Some Nurses Are Just Pricks)Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-25404656165833451582010-08-12T21:13:13.506-04:002010-08-12T21:13:13.506-04:00Wow! I just love seeing all these comments here, ...Wow! I just love seeing all these comments here, and getting readers talkiing and sharing their experiences. I just want to clarify that this post was not meant as an indictment of the nursing profession. It is simply me commenting on some fairly ridiculous experiences I've had. Please note the humor!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-28154582217552403462010-08-12T11:38:32.346-04:002010-08-12T11:38:32.346-04:00I have had the full range of blood-letting experie...I have had the full range of blood-letting experiences, from the new phlebo who joked "I hope you're not a bleeder like the last guy..." and then proceeded to roll my vein twice, to my usual nurse at my GP who updates me on her new phone woes to keep me distracted and knows that if I flinch even slightly something is Very Wrong.<br /><br />After my first few draws of collapsed veins and nasty bruising/scarring, I know most of the things that I can do to make the process as painless as possible for everyone involved (I do so love butterfly needles!). That said, if the veins in my arms are not cooperating, they tend to pounce on the veins in the back of my hands like a starving vampire. While they are certainly effective, it is one of the more painful processes and I'll avoid it as much as possible.elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409662689998783717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-279887415469014072010-08-12T11:10:31.114-04:002010-08-12T11:10:31.114-04:00I am so sorry you guys have had to deal with the t...I am so sorry you guys have had to deal with the tactless behavior of some nurses. There are, unfortunatley, alot of them out there that are jaded and do not really care.<br /><br />Since I have been a patient many times (I was a patient all last week in the hospital), I think it has made me a better nurse. I also do apologize for my mistakes...esp when it does come to IV's. I HATE to miss a vein or have to stick my patient more than once. I certainly never would want to give someone added pain intentionally.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-13477112188622716152010-08-11T22:29:51.256-04:002010-08-11T22:29:51.256-04:00Re: " Why don’t nurses ever feel compelled to...Re: " Why don’t nurses ever feel compelled to apologize for their tactless behavior?"<br />If its medically tactless behavior, they probably don't apologize for the same reason my uncle told me not to apologize when i'm driving: If i don't apologize, people may not notice i made a mistake in the first place. I think "they" probably tell nurses never to apologize since its an implicit admission of guilt.Jeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-63596897136462252672010-08-11T13:06:53.197-04:002010-08-11T13:06:53.197-04:00As a nurse...and chronic pain sufferer, I can assu...As a nurse...and chronic pain sufferer, I can assure you they do not intentionally hurt you. There are gonna be times when they miss a vein...it's pretty inevitable. I speak to my patients fairly candidly and they seem to appreciate that. Perhaps they were just trying to be friendly with you and strick up a conversation?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-39641341768015836242010-08-11T12:51:55.909-04:002010-08-11T12:51:55.909-04:00Hey!! Happy Birthday! This reminds me a lot of wh...Hey!! Happy Birthday! This reminds me a lot of where I am from. It is a small area, so almost everyone knows everyone. I have actually become great friends with people in the medical community after getting X-rays, MRI's, blood draws, etc. from them!!brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364260264700856613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-22253915403112071472010-08-11T11:40:20.137-04:002010-08-11T11:40:20.137-04:00I hate getting blood drawn and I think a great dea...I hate getting blood drawn and I think a great deal of my doctor avoiding has to do with that.<br /><br />Every single time, I either scream, or start crying uncontrollably. I'm not the easiest person to stick either apparently.<br /><br />Happy birthday!Kirsten Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358844153950812994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-90057854500937118582010-08-11T11:29:07.196-04:002010-08-11T11:29:07.196-04:00Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful day. I ...Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful day. I totally get the blood drawing drama. Between the MTX and Enbrel, I've been going every 3-4 weeks for the past 8 years. I tend to watch them do the draw. It freaks them out so its pretty entertaining. :) They seem to feel that if you're watching them you're gonna pass out or something. I'm a regular lady, get over it. Sometimes I feel like I could do a better job than they can. Seriously, whats with the tournaquets lately? they've been pulling them so tight I'm not sure how they're getting any blood drawn at all. I went one time when the lady overshot my vein and actually pulled the needle in and out five times like she was sawing through something trying to find it. That actually did almost succeed to make me pass out. Not cool, and I refuse to see that lady anymore.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002059843689990195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-67982263018003016222010-08-10T22:14:28.967-04:002010-08-10T22:14:28.967-04:00Especially when it violates HIPA eh? Good gawd if...Especially when it violates HIPA eh? Good gawd if I had dollar for everytime i saw a chart left in public, a name first and last called out in a waiting room or calls left on answering machines without consent. Man it drives me nuts.<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU<br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU<br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY no it's tomorrow...<br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-50239067692107394022010-08-10T20:38:21.932-04:002010-08-10T20:38:21.932-04:00I have let out two blood-curling screams during tw...I have let out two blood-curling screams during two routine pricks and I'm not a screamer.<br /><br />I finally figured out that nerve endings are near the veins on that arm and I will not allow anyone near it with a needle. I do have one small one that isn't affected.<br /><br />Some techs feel like you're trying to control them but no...you're trying to avoid being shocked. <br /><br />Unfortunately I have small veins so the other arm is ignored. Some techs can tackle the one tiny vein with great confidence, others are scared to death of it. <br /><br />Sigh.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-34501379130904454782010-08-10T19:30:18.338-04:002010-08-10T19:30:18.338-04:00Thanks, Tricia!
Wren - It's not that I don...Thanks, Tricia!<br /><br />Wren - It's not that I don't like being talked to, but don't talk to me about stuff that you shouldn't be, you know? There are several techs that I have experience with, and I like chatting with them.<br /><br />Tazzy - When I was in the hospital, they got a peds person for me. And I sometimes get the peds person when I go the lab, and they're great.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-35799144771103534982010-08-10T17:38:19.479-04:002010-08-10T17:38:19.479-04:00I have found a majority rule when it comes to this...I have found a majority rule when it comes to this topic. The sticker is only as nice as the person before you.<br /><br />I am lucky to be a good easy stick. HOWEVER, that said, they use a butterfly on me now vs a larger letting device. When you miss my vein, you get one more shot. after that, get me someone from the ER or Ped's please. WHY, because they are the only one's who I have ever found to know when to say when.<br /><br />My arms are not cheese of any variety and I have blood drawn A LOT. I have to, meds, diseases whatever pick your poison. I have learned my veins no longer like IV's but I will give any nurse two tries. Why, they need the practice. If she is bitchy, only one shot. Take your anger out on someone who doesn't give a poo.<br /><br />My husband is a blood letter as his second profession. He practiced on me during his clinicals. I told him, If you can get me, you can do anyone. I have had a lot of surgery and it is not good for the veins. He passed on his first try. I'm so proud of him and... he smiles before and after!! Hugs... great topic... tazzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-70086422482049857462010-08-10T16:43:31.725-04:002010-08-10T16:43:31.725-04:00I get "stuck" often, too, though not as ...I get "stuck" often, too, though not as often now as I used to. And like you, I appreciate nurses and phlebotomists who can draw blood without hurting me, bruising me, or having to stab me multiple times.<br /><br />I think it's important that as patients, we also try to see our nurses and techs as human beings who are fallible, have good days and bad days, and who (in most cases, at least) would prefer NOT to hurt us, if they can help it.<br /><br />Maybe I'm strange, but I like it when the nurse/tech talks to me during a blood draw. It proves I'm NOT just another "stick" to them, but a real person with a life and feelings, just like they are.Wrenhttp://www.rheumablog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-17392671241307459402010-08-10T16:38:59.039-04:002010-08-10T16:38:59.039-04:00I totally agree. Have a great birthday tomorrow!I totally agree. Have a great birthday tomorrow!Triciahttp://thesarcasticsoprano.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com