Skill Practice #2: Straight Needle Blood Draw

In this video, you will be shown the correct way to draw blood with a straight needle.

Preparing phlebotomy students for their state exam and training them with a correct understanding of CLEA, CLSI, OSHA and HIPPA procedures.

[lilmermaid]

I have had my blood drawn so many times in my life and they almost always start redirecting or fishing for my vein. Last year I had a doctor that was drawing my blood and he had hit something that sent what felt like an electrical shock through my arm. When I asked them about it they just said it’s normal and nothing to worry about. My arm was hurting for almost a month after that experience. I hope more people watch videos like these and learn proper care for patients. Thank you.

[anngallagher]

I was a phlebotomy for 45 years...you go more by feel than sight.

[jeanniebriggs]

I really liked how you are very thorough in your demonstrations! It is very informative & helpful! Thank You!

[SilentEagle]

Just started my phlebotomy course last week. Hoping to be an MA this time next year to get some clinical experience before applying to med school. Your videos have been helping me immensely! Thank you for all you do kind sir!

[Ade]

I’m entering term 3 of my nursing program. I’ve never poked anyone, this is very informative, and helpful. Thank you ☺️

[KiwikimNZ]

Great video. I learnt so much from this thank you. 25 years of nursing I have been privileged enough to always have phlebotomy techs to draws bloods for me, but there has been many times where they have not been available and another IV certified RN has had to do bloods for me. We study phlebotomy at nursing school but hospitals are very strict here and you have to do certification once qualified, which I have done years ago but never had to do any bloods, then I never did the refresher, so my certification expired. Since starting a new job at a correctional facility, it will be up to me to do my own and this video has been a great refresher, learnt more here than in my certification course. Thank you ❤

[nursemamabear]

So informative! I think I learned more from you in these 20 minutes than I did in my 2 year ADN program related to blood draws 😄

[ibryan]

I'm on week 6 of my phleb class (about to start clinicals soon) and my mouth just dropped when I heard you say the piece about redirecting (making sure not to do it). It makes perfect sense as you explained it. Our instructor has been saying otherwise in the classroom. It's always "redirect, redirect, redirect" and prior to seeing your video, I didn't know any different. So glad to have come across your video and I look forward to seeing the others! Thank you for not only showing the how, but explaining the why.

[Anonymousmiranda]

This was the perfect educational video. This helped me realize one mistake I just made today! I have watched so many videos trying to find the answer and you’re the only one who 100% answered what I was questioning!! Perfect teaching!

[JSolisHD]

I've just come home after being admitted after a couple of days with abdominal pain, caused by appedicitis. I've gotten an larascopic appendectomy to remove it.. My nurses were awesome. Not a single wrong hit nor fishing. They drew blood from my Left arm on the Cephalic vein.. It was great watching this video. very informative. Cheers from Copenhagen, Denmark.

[brittaneekelly]

When I did my medical assistant externship I had an RN observing to make sure I was doing blood draws correctly. There was a patient with very deep veins and I wasn’t confident in trying a second time to prevent the patient any extra pain. The RN took over and as she was trying to find the vein she was fishing and the patient began crying. I felt it wasn’t my place to tell her she shouldn’t be doing that but after that experience I never asked her for help again. I felt so bad that she had to go thru that. It helped me to be more confident in my skills.

I’m watching this video because it’s been about a year since I drew blood and wanted brush up on my skills because I have an interview tomorrow ☺️

[imissu]

This was in my recommendations even tho I have no clue in medical topics, still I understood every step! You’re very good at explaining and teaching Sir

[Anna-rcpx]

Passed my skills final with the help of your videos. Thank you so much ✨ Just took my written final .

[carle]

Beautifully explained. A lot of people do not know how to draw blood the way you do. I do hope they watch your videos to help them. Whenever I had to bring my grandmom for blood work they always had a hard time because her veins would collapse or coil. They would end up fishing which like you said would cause more harm than good if they did not know how to do it. Sometimes they would even try three times. It ended up being torture for her. Even some nurses cannot do a proper blood draw. They are probably recent grads. Some doctors also are not very good at this because it takes a lot of practice. Your videos are excellent and hit at the major important points of this important technique.

[shalynping]

I'm a nail tech currently and ive had rocky mountain spotted tick fever for four years so I've had my fair share of blood being taken, sometimes 9 vials a month. I'm currently rmsf free and I'm looking for a change in career to phlebotomy because of how great the people were to me and how they helped me throughout passing out, seizing, vomiting, ect (ik it's alot). I love this video, everything is explained beautifully thank you. Wish you happiness and health.

[zero_fkss]

I just recently considered becoming a CPT instead of EMT and I absolutely love your videos. Very informative and helpful. With that being said, I've noticed Phlebotomists fishing when drawing from my daughter's arm (she's an epileptic). It infuriates me knowing they're not supposed to do this because of the risks and damage it can cause. So now I'll be paying so much more attention and may very well correct them if they do this.

[Iamcrysiej]

Wow! I have been getting blood draws for over 25 years and the amount of times I have had people do fishing, taping, and all the not recommended procedures is alarming. Thank you for your thorough and helpful tutorial.

[thrasherzs]

Looking at this video when I’m trying to be a nurse is very very helpful. Makes me want to get an arm just to practice. Very thorough and accurate, thank you so much for this!

[erzas]

This is a full course here! So good review for us who are done with the course and still looking for a Job. Thank you

[crazycatlady]

Things that were never taught in nursing school. Thanks 👍🏿 with all the short staffing I figured I better brush up on my skills in case we have to start doing our own blood draws