As a cancer survivor whose been poked more times than I care to remember - the patient will always feel something. With that said though, the difference between a nursing student and a trained and experienced phlebotomist is night and day. One pokes 4-5 times missing the vein and digging around. The other is so gentle and precise you barely even feel it. Love me a good phlebotomist!
Hospitals can give a wide variety of expertise and experience. I had nurses tell me, while I literally was undergoing treatment for cancer of my immune system, that Covid was just like the flu and nothing to worry about. This was in April and May of 2020. It was rough...
Unfortunately, as a nurse, I can confirm that this level of stupidity was rampant. One of my supervisors told me covid was only passed via the fecal oral route. I snapped back that that seemed to be not plausible because I doubt that many people are licking each others butts. Never mind that I have a minor in clinical microbiology.
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u/Heffe3737 Jun 10 '25
As a cancer survivor whose been poked more times than I care to remember - the patient will always feel something. With that said though, the difference between a nursing student and a trained and experienced phlebotomist is night and day. One pokes 4-5 times missing the vein and digging around. The other is so gentle and precise you barely even feel it. Love me a good phlebotomist!