IV help

Hi,
I need help. I was starting to insert an IV. I got the flashback. I couldn't get blood when I asperated. What am I doing wrong?
Are you a new nurse? I get frustrated every time. There is nothing that you can do except try try try again!!!

And the vein most likely rolled. I always call the IV nurse in my hospital and ask for advice and try it myself before I ask for help.

in my work nurse can only attempt to do peripheral line 3x if you cant get it send them for picc line at the hospital that way res. can keep it longer because for peripheral line you have to change site every 3 days.you have to be patience and take time.

I have not had too much practice on IVs. This was on a dummy. I just don't know if I was suppose to advance the needle further and when.

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My personal experience from an ER perspective is that you might have the end of the cannula next to a valve. sometimes, if you draw back a little and try to float it in, it will bypass the valve.

IVs are designed to put fluid in, not out. Not all IVs will draw, but patent IVs will flush. It is a common beginner mistake to not fully push the catheter into the vein. When you get a flash the tip of the bevel is in, but the entire bevel may not be. You have to advance a little more so the catheter is fully in the vein.

Quote from nurse2033IVs are designed to put fluid in, not out. Not all IVs will draw, but patent IVs will flush. It is a common beginner mistake to not fully push the catheter into the vein. When you get a flash the tip of the bevel is in, but the entire bevel may not be. You have to advance a little more so the catheter is fully in the vein.

Quote from Nursebabe2009HiWhen you get the back flash, do you advance it still with the needle on the bevel or do you retract the needle and push the bevel in?

don't withdrawal blood too quickly you could create a vacuum and collapse the vein thus given no return.Also once you see the flash dont advance the needle any farther, try to advance the catheter, if the catheter doesnt advance then move the needle ever so slightly ... then try the catheter again.... keep doing this till you advance the cath... but be mindful of valves.Most people will see a flash, think they are in the vain then shove the rest of the NEEDLE into the arm... This causes them to go through the vain and out the other side.... some Nurses will then state "Oh the Vein Blew".My experiences is that a Vein blowing is rare... normally what happened was the needle was advanced too far and went through the other side of the vein

Quote from Nursebabe2009Hi,I need help. I was starting to insert an IV. I got the flashback. I couldn't get blood when I asperated. What am I doing wrong?