Venipuncture In Urgent Care

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I was able to do venipuncture while being in urgent care. Before going into the patient’s room, I ensured that I know in which tube I had to put the blood in. I then ensured that I had all the supplies before going into the room. In urgent care they use butterfly’s needles that can attach at the end of a vacutainer. After verifying the patient name and date of birth, I proceeded to prepare my supplies and find a vein. The patient appeared to have good veins, after choosing a vein, I cleaned the site with an alcohol swab and then attempted to perform the venipuncture. I got some flashback, so I proceeded to attach the tube into the vacutainer. Once I did this, the blood stopped flowing. I then attempted to proceed the needle in a little

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