Good Morning Worlds!
We are taking Mum shopping this morning, and then I have a GP appointment for a routine blood test (my choice of book to read last night was so that it would fit in my book pocket while we're out, so I have something to read while waiting).
Then I need to meet the drains chaps in Northenden to discuss some drains repairs.
If all that happens before lunch then we'll try to do a scrap metal run to get a few quid for the trailer load.
I had my blood taken.
If possible I am going to avoid this particular nurse in future. It really hurt when she removed the needle, and still hurts.😢
I had to support my arm, with my hand in a pocket, for the walk home.
I mentioned it hurt at the time, and she replied that it sometimes does when the needle comes out.
I've not had that with the other nurses. The initial 'scratch' is as bad as it gets. I guess this nurse isn't so good at removing the needle.
@Maker_of_Things
Speaking as someone who took a lot of blood in his career, and for a while managed phlebotomists and phlebotomy training.... - it will definitely hurt if there's pressure on the puncture site as the needle comes out. This is a very common error. The pressure should be applied immediately after the needle is withdrawn, not before.
Paradoxically, smaller gauge needles tend to hurt more than larger needles (green is the usual size, blue is smaller, white is bigger).
It's unusual for Nurses to take blood in primary care these days - it'd either be a Healthcare Assistant or a Phlebotomist.
@MikeFromLFE
That's interesting, and useful to know.
Ha! I couldn't spell Phlebotomist, and they are all generically referred to as 'the nurse' at the surgery when patients need to see someone other than the GP. I think the receptionists know who to send them to. 😄
@Maker_of_Things Glad to help!
They need to be a little careful with their choice of words - Nurse is a protected title in law, so they shouldn't be inadvertently sending people to what they may believe to be a trained & qualified professional, when it's really someone who has been trained to undertake a specific task.
This how the NHS has got itself in a mess over Physician Associates who are NOT doctors, but patients can be misled into believing otherwise!
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things
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