Vol. XIII, No. 6Archive > June, 2012
Perfect Your IV Starts
A step-by-step guide to first-stick success.
Lisa Hardee, BSN, RN, MAHS, CGRN
Patients dread the IV start as much as anything else about the surgical experience. Maybe that's why some nurses ask needle-phobic patients to wiggle their toes seconds before they insert the needle into the skin. Don't laugh: Making patients wonder why they're being asked to wiggle their toes takes their mind off of the IV stick. And maybe that's why many facilities have a 2-stick rule. You know the drill (no pun intended): If the pre-op nurse's sticks miss twice, you call in the anesthesia provider to attempt access.
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