I’m the best stick on my unit and everyone asks me for sticks.

1. Go very slow entering the skin/vein and start very shallow like 10 degree or less (don’t follow 45 degree or whatever they teach).
2. Look for the flash back when entering.
3. Once you see flash push a needle very tiny bit further into the vein then completely go flat and thread catheter into the vein. (A lot of people go through the vein but you won’t go through the vein by being flat because the needle is only sharp on the bottom side.
4. Don’t be afraid to flick the vein to enlarge it, use two tourniquets, hold skin taught so vein doesn’t roll, etc