New CA1, previous career in IM, never had to do a single IV during my entire residency, barely did any art lines
As such I'm horrendous at IV's which is embarrassing for myself and uncomfortable for the patient. Any tips?
I find that most of the time I can get flash and hit the vein, but I tend to fail a lot when threading the catheter, itll bounce back and kink quite often. A lot of the time the IV will blow too although I dont think I am advancing the needle much. I find most success when I see the flash advancing up the angiocath itself. Should I be looking in the chamber for flash? I've watched youtube videos and understand that when you get flash you should flatten out and advance a l