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Archive > May, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 5

Take the "Ouch" Out of IV Starts

Follow these tips, and your patients won't feel a thing.

Irene Tsikitas, Associate Editor

"Ouch!" It's the one thing you don't want to hear when you're inserting the needle and catheter to start a patient's IV. Yet the pain-free IV start remains something of a holy grail in outpatient surgery. More than half of the 118 surgical facility managers who completed our online survey last month say patients complain of painful IV starts sometimes (52%) or frequently (6%). "The IV start is often the one thing that patients complain of most during the procedure," says Kathy LeSage, RN, director of St. Luke's Surgical Center in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Still, many seasoned nurses and anesthesia providers say there are ways to ease patients' pain when needle meets skin. Read on for their best tips on getting an ouchless IV start every time.

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