Its funny cuz the ppl at the lab where I get routine blood work done, they are excellent at taking my blood. Its when I'm in the hospital that the nurses and blood work techs are horrible at putting an iv in or taking blood. My first pregnancy the nurse didn't put the iv in properly and iI didn't notice cuz I was too busy trying to have a baby but afterwards my arm was puffed up cuz all the fluids went into my arm.
I was recently in the hospital, and a student nurse tried putting in the iv. She managed to do it but once they actually put fluid through it, my arm stung and got all red. Another nurse attempted to put it in a diff spot and couldn't do it either. She called in the anaesthesiolgist to do it and he got it done. Squeezed the crap out of my arm but that was way less painful then needles being dug into my arm.
I'm totally going to be more direct this pregnancy. If they can't do it after two tries, I will tell them to find someone who can. That goes for if it doesn't feel properly put in too. I'm surprised how many ppl don't actually care if its not done right.
I especially have come to hate when they say "your veins are horrible" or "what's wrong with your veins" I seriously may say next time "nothing is wrong with them, you just suck at this"
I was recently in the hospital, and a student nurse tried putting in the iv. She managed to do it but once they actually put fluid through it, my arm stung and got all red. Another nurse attempted to put it in a diff spot and couldn't do it either. She called in the anaesthesiolgist to do it and he got it done. Squeezed the crap out of my arm but that was way less painful then needles being dug into my arm.
I'm totally going to be more direct this pregnancy. If they can't do it after two tries, I will tell them to find someone who can. That goes for if it doesn't feel properly put in too. I'm surprised how many ppl don't actually care if its not done right.
I especially have come to hate when they say "your veins are horrible" or "what's wrong with your veins" I seriously may say next time "nothing is wrong with them, you just suck at this"
