Let me explain: I think if they knew what they were doing they would be able to draw blood on the first try (poke) and also an IV.
My son was in the hospital this week for pnuemonia and i told the girl that was drawing blood that she had one chance to get it and if she couldn't to get someone that could to come and do it well she got it though but when they put in the IV the first girl couldn't (she poked him once but kept on moving it around so much that my son was screaming so i told her to stop right then and there and another girl done it right the first time she tried.
I think if they had any sense they could get it on the first try. If not then they need to go back to school until they master the art of drawing blood and putting in IV's.
Who else does the same thing when it comes to your child?
2007-01-31 06:58:33 · 7 answers · asked by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
They know they don't know how to draw blood when they try to lay the blame on you like "Oh my your veins are so small or ugh i can't find one". I mean come on when you tell that person to get away from your veins and another one comes in and gets it on the first try don't that go to show you that some just don't know how to draw blood?
2007-01-31 07:00:54 · update #1
13 times? That person seriously needs to go back to school. 13 times is just pathetic
2007-01-31 07:38:15 · update #2
He is getting better, thanks but he wasn't and isn't dehydrated
2007-01-31 08:25:34 · update #3
I haven't actually had this problem, but I think that I would act in much the same way you did. My mother has struggled with Cancer, and she had taught me that when you are at the doctor's office or hospital, you are not only a patient but also a customer.
As a patient, you have certain rights. But as a consumer, you have the power to say do this right or find me someone who can!!
Good for you!
2007-01-31 08:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by FWM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your son's condition...sometimes the veins can be hard to identify. Everyone has "technique" that they follow. Some are better than others. I worked for a lab for two years and we never stuck more than twice if someone could not get a lab draw. Children are difficult draws and no one wants to make a child hurt. I currently work at a Children's hospital and many parents are upset with any type of procedure that involves needles. NO one likes to do it but it sometimes needs to be done. Sorry to sound a bit harsh, but be happy your son was only poked twice. I have seen and heard of 13 sticks or more!!! Sometimes, they can use a numbing agent that lessens the stick...but more often the fact of being sick, being held down (that is really bad for kids), and the excitement of parents, the unfamiliar staff and place, makes for pressure on everyone. I do hope your son is doing better though!
2007-01-31 07:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by juliegallagher1977 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your son had pnuemonia than I am sure they were trying to get fluids into him, which meant he was dehydrated. When you are dehydrated, it is extremely hard to find a vein. I experienced this when I was in labor with my second, they had to poke me seven times. They even tried to do this injection where it freezes your veins, that didn't work either. Finally, they interupted a class and had the teacher come up and give me an IV. She got it on the first try. I understand your frustration when it is your child, because quite frankly I was getting *issed when they kept poking me. I am sure they tried their best to get it the first time, I don't think they enjoy poking people, especially little ones. I would have just kept talking to your son to keep him calm. If he was distracted with something other than you yelling at the nurses, it might have been a little bit better. Hope your little one is feeling better.
2007-01-31 08:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people's veins roll when they try to draw blood or put an IV in. I usually have to be stuck at least twice when they're trying to get my blood, and often I'll be stuck twice by more than one person. Not fun at all!
That being said, I would not be able to stand by and let someone "dig" for a vein or re-stick my child over and over again. I would have to put a stop to it and get someone else to come in to give it a try--in a calm manner so I don't further scare my baby.
2007-01-31 07:35:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lucie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drawing blood is a bit tricky...Sometimes veins colapse when they are being drawed. People can be harder than others to draw blood from. I think a person doing pediatric draws must be experienced with doing pediatric draws. I am like that in the fact, I refuse to let someone treat my child like a human pin cushion. Kids are already scared and have enough anxiety being at or in the hospital, so I refuse to let someone stick my child over and over again. I let them try once, if they fail ...then I ask for someone to draw that is experienced with ped draws. Some hospitals have "IV Teams" who just specialize in doing iv's for hard to find vein patients.
2007-01-31 07:27:52 · answer #5 · answered by InquisitiveMind 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't dehydrated? That is funny because the number one reason they even admit a child with pneumonia to the hospital is to replenish loss of fluids, i.e. they are dehydrated.
But anyway, I do agree I wouldn't want my child being poked over and over but maybe you made the first girl nervous by telling her she had one chance to get it right and then she had you watching over her like a hawk while she tried to do her job. I'm sure that didn't help matters at all.
2007-01-31 11:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by Amelia 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I give them more than 1 chance if I feel they know what they are doing, but tell them to get someone else if i feel they are incompetent, and a lot of them are
2007-01-31 08:29:24 · answer #7 · answered by melissa s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋