IV Colors and Gauges
Ever wonder when you would use a 14G IV vs a 16G IV?
I LOVE starting IVs. Nothing would get me more excited than having someone page me to help with a difficult stick.
Seeing that flash and slowly advancing the catheter and getting a nice flush is one of the best feelings in the world (am I crazy).
But you know what? That confidence didn’t come overnight . . . nope. In fact, I remember sweating bullets while trying to start an IV on the sweetest elderly lady. She was clearly not enjoying having a new nurse “learn” on her but obliged. . . the IV blew and I relented and called in my preceptor.