yentingyenta -“sorry health. disagree again.”
This ain’t no Chiddush when it comes to me.
“even after the tourniquet, and dangling my arm and having my arm slapped, it still takes a good tech to get it in one shot. my veins don’t pop out and can only be found if the tech is good with feeling for veins ONLY. no visible veins even at the AC area.”
Competence is being able to feel for veins; anybody can just see a vein if it’s visible -this doesn’t mean they are competent.
“i needed an IV recently and the nurse-who works peds-also had a hard time finding a vein to use”
In this case, it’s hard to judge because some practioners don’t want to start the IV in the AC -so she/he might have been fishing around awhile before they got it. She/he might know how to find a vein, but they were being particular for whatever reason.
“and BTW i prefer if the tech uses the butterfly. their hand is steadier going in.”
The reason that their hand is steadier is either they never learnt with a needle & vacutainer holder or they are incompetent with the needle & vacutainer holder.