3 Tips For Locating DIFFICULT Veins | Phlebotomy Tip | Medical Assistant Training

[@michaiahr214]

Hi Miss K! I’ve been following you for two months and a half now and you really help me with passing my CCMA with a 410, but I was wondering if you can put out a NHA CPT/phlebotomy study session or live because I will be taking my exam October 20. You provided tons of information and explanation for the medical assistance practice videos. It will really help if you can do the same for phlebotomy.

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Awesome!! Congratulations on passing your CCMA 🎉 unfortunately, I do not have access to the CPT study material. The only study material I have access to is CCMA and CMAA and I will begin to start doing those study videos soon when I get the updated materials.

[@robhutchins2721]

Excelent ideas. I like the locating a "landmark" on the arm where the vein is.

[@BrianChadiva]

as a medical laboratory student i find this really helpful, thank youu

[@laurarussell3424]

I've never heard of the cap thing. That's a great idea!

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

It really does work! I got the idea from a Phlebotomy KZbin channel. I can’t remember the name. But this was a game changer.

[@LVLV-im3ne]

Thank you so much. I feel like a failure when I can’t find the vein & the blood draw is unsuccessful.

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Hey! You’re not a failure… it can happen to the best of us.

[@LandoCommando-nu1jp]

Don’t worry because even if you miss and hit someone’s nerve-which happened to me-there is nothing the patient will be able to do about it and the police will arrest the patient before they can ever hold you accountable for screwing up

[@zenodezeno454]

@@LandoCommando-nu1jp Aye bruh wth xD

[@PurNav-li4pg]

​@@MedicalAssistingwithMsKI have a shaking problem and when I don't get the blood and get out of the skin I feel like a failure and I want to learn how to not shake and be anxious

[@helianthii]

​@@PurNav-li4pgthis was me today, I've been beating myself up to for the missed veins. But let's keep on trying, practice as much as we can. We got this!

[@latoya2240]

I have to show this to my nurse. They have the hardest time. I'm a hard stick 💪

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Oh wow let me know if it helps!

[@scokim]

Once you can feel the vein, how to determine the direction of the vein to angle your needle? This is where I often get stuck.

[@nowtrends9800]

Me also bro

[@Ashleyportee]

The needle follows the vein as you draw wherever the vein goes you go the same in a 30 degree angle or less with drawing blood you can also study vein locations

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Hi, sorry I’m just seeing your comment. This is something that will get better as you gain more experience. But to answer your question, you just have to feel the vein to see which direction it’s going in and that is the direction you will insert your needle. If the vein is slanted to the right, then you’ll go to the right and same thing if it’s slanted to the left. Also, how deep you go is determined by how deep the vein is. The more superficial the vein, the lower your angle. Again, this is something that will get easier the more you do it. But I hope this helped.

[@nawalobaid7464]

I have the same problem. Also, most of the time I locate the vein and insert the needle but the blood flow is very slow. Any tips to get a better blood flow? Thanks for your tips

[@maddycarlson9558]

My recommendation is the push and wiggle method with your finger as you feel the vein it will kind of give you a bit of an idea as to which direction it’s going

[@keilanismith2964]

OMGeee, Ms. K! First, thank you so much for this video. I'm Ms. Kaye, too, and I follow your content. I used a 2x2 to "point" to the vein, but it was still challenging for some students. I showed my students this video, and it worked. I really appreciate you. The "landmark" was the thing we didn't know we needed.

[@saodaniass2711]

I've never heard of the cap thing either, thanks for showing that technique.

[@lingeats]

you can use the alcohol wipe to point it

[@Mattievro12]

The cap option never heard of it I struggled with this for a while thank u!

[@sobysonics]

cap tip is great

[@wowueewow]

Thank you for this! Any tips for redirecting/a missed flash?

[@Andrewschikwesiri-sr6si]

Can a person with dark skin tone use this particular Vaseline or is there another that you can recommend? Pls reply 🙏

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

It’s alcohol, and yes this works for darker skin tones as well

[@EyashaLove]

This is honestly good tips! Thank you ❤

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cherylell4208]

🙏🏽 thanks for the tips

[@mausufsherasia3486]

One other thing you could try is, while asking patient to close their fist, ask them to put there thumb inside first & then wrap the fingers.. This will maks veins visible more!

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Thanks for the tip! Will give it a try 😊

[@MedullarisConus]

To close the fist with the thumb wrapped inside?

[@mausufsherasia3486]

@@MedullarisConus yes

[@MedullarisConus]

@@mausufsherasia3486 effective! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 thanks

[@sharpie6888]

I don’t see how this would make a difference as opposed to having the patient just make a fist

[@swan93]

Mine only pros can do it. Not pro i suggest for butterfly needle 😅

[@janetmuniz9232]

Thank you very much

[@shawnyawilliams4621]

Cool, thanks

[@drewski1867]

Do you use the cap to make the circle before or after you clean the site with the alcohol

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Before I clean it… just make sure you hold the cap there for a fews secs. If you do it too quick, the mark will go away.

[@drewski1867]

@@MedicalAssistingwithMsK the mark won’t go away once I clean the site will it?

[@kpopsicle9119]

​@drewski1867 it does not go away for a couple of minutes regardless

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

@@drewski1867 No, it won’t

[@JustSpeakingFacts_]

her track marks have healed really well. I can tell she a ex drug user

[@tibbbacsslimovagunel2859]

hi, where can I get a hat like this?

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Hat?

[@MoDev0o0]

They might meant the needle cap! 😅​@@MedicalAssistingwithMsK

[@litasabates]

If you need to sterilize, wouldn’t the circle be gone 😢

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

No this is why you want to hold the cap there for a few seconds. It won’t go away but you do need to move quickly

[@johnbrooks9039]

Me easy to locate my veins

[@dlicious5677]

I get scared when the patient faints and it’s often. 🙈

[@thegreatest3651]

omgggg

[@dlicious5677]

@@thegreatest3651I had a pregnant patient faint 🙈 I had to stop and call her doctor after she came back.

[@FATSOSPIDERMAN]

i wanna see u poke the vein, to prove that u got the right point.

[@KCRUBYWOO]

I'm also a hard stick! 💪🏾😭 lol

[@felipel.8263]

Not helpful

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Awww sorry to hear. There are plenty other Phlebotomy videos on KZbin. I hope you find one that is helpful.

[@user-ot3zk5me5l]

It as helpful. Some people are just born dense. They don’t not have the capacity to learn

[@babymj3942]

I wanted to do that cap thing, but my phlebotomist instructor told me never to do that 🥲

[@MedicalAssistingwithMsK]

Your instructor is probably telling you not to do that after you clean it. But it’s perfectly okay before you clean it. At the same time, I don’t want to teach anyone differently from what they are learning at their school. They may have their reasons.