Doctor vs. Nurse: Who Should Put in the I.V.? 

...you know what, I would not be completely surprised to find out that this was my grandmother.

Must have been Mother Comfrey 🧝🏻‍♀️

Wasn’t in the ER, but some time ago I was dehydrated bad when I had my blood drawn for tests, student nurse struggled to draw. She kept missing. The senior supervising nurse showed her what to do to find the vein. Like magic. If I’m able to, I like to go donate my blood and watch the technique. Weird thing to say but I really appreciate the skill 😂

I've had a few IVs put in so o knew what to expect when I was getting prepped for my emergency cesarean. The nurse that tried to do it hurt me so bad I cried and while I was refusing to let the nurse do it again the the other nurse goes to my other side and puts it in as I am busy arguing with the other nurse and I had no idea. I figured the nurse was new or was in training but when the hospital called me to see how my stay was I complained about the nurse that hurt me. I told the women that that nurse had no business ever giving a child an IV. I told her I know what they feel like going in and that hurt me really bad and a child would be terrified to have another if they had been hurt like I was.

When nurses for adult care cannot do it, they call the God’s of neonatology.

Well said

That's almost word for word what I say.

You’re a very humble person, but let’s be honest, doctors know how to put an IV. They can do central lines and lumbar puncture, gaining IV access shouldn’t challenge them too much.

@@tonic4497 Depends, like in the video many doctors have not touched a iv in years, and that's because nurses do it while doctors focus on a different aspect of medicine. It also depends on the patient, if the patient has small veins/moving veins then don't even bother, you'll turn the patient into a pin cushion because many nurses who do it far more regularly than doctors can run into trouble with it.

@@tonic4497 They know how to do iv's on a average person with good veins (even then they'll blow a few). But unless you do it on a regular basis, you won't be equipped to do it on your average patient with tiny fragile veins or a drug abuser with scarred veins. Only an anesthesiologist could say they have continuous experience in dealing and handling such things. Central lines are done via the larger vessels in your body, you have to be blind to somehow miss those vessels and would most likely get you kicked out of the OR. Lumbar Puncture are easier, just the positioning of the patient is most critical.

I've had rubbish drips by anaesthetists. Better off with the anaesthetic nurse

@@susie9893 yes, I can see that

@@susie9893 the doctor was bad at it. Don't shit kn an entire profession bozo. Anesthesiologists are more knowledge than the nurses in general

I was going to say other than a nurse, an anesthesiologist is awesome at getting an iv started!!! Thanks to all the medical people here!!!

Right

I'm so glad someone mentioned Paramedics, I can't tell you how many times I've gotten IVs when the nurses couldn't. The only time I can't is when the someone has to pull in the ultrasound.

I unfortunately have to have labs/etc done to me on average 1 per 6 weeks and sometimes sooner. My medical folks will always call me a couple of days ahead with specific instructions on hydration lol. My veins sink, roll, flat-out disappear, blow for no goddammit reason, and occasionally just fountain randomly for variety. I had to have a colonoscopy last year and it took 6 nurses and the anesthesiologist to get a singly crappy line in (almost in my armpit). They put a note in my file for next time to be done at the hospital :p. It hurt so bad

Paramedics are awesome with IVs! I had a lot of trouble with tics as a kid and whenever I'd need an IV in the ER they'd have problems keeping me still. More than once, many pokes later, someone would snag a paramedic and they'd get an 18 or 20 in first try (I was a very tiny child so that was impressive). Kudos to everyone doing that job!

Damn. For 1, I need that lady anytime I need an IV! & 2, I wish I could do IV's (or CPR, or Any life saving medical technique) as expertly as sandwich nurse. Glad she came arnd so your hubby didn't have to keep being a pin cushion!

​@@lel7841 I KNOOOOOWWWW!! Where's sandwich nurse when We need IV's??? I seriously look like I got the s**t beat outta me Any time I need even a blood draw. I take ibuprofen & drink like a lake of water beforehand if I have the opportunity; it kind of helps.

A handful of intensivists & anesthesiologists do.

@@1970Mom mine was an anesthesiologist, my veins are too narrow and they tried 5 times😅

My doctor put my IV in. I didn’t even ask him to 😂

@@ladiibug3318 - Same! No thank you. Ask for the best phlebotomist when your veins are giving out because you've been in the hospital for 2 months! 🙄

Have you seen them touch in I.V.?

Haha

If my heart gives out, I want the orderlies doing chest compressions. They do it more than anyone.

😂😂😂😂😂

LOL

Versed can do that, but generally that’s expected.

So true!

I definitely prefer nurses to drs for doing "the stick". I was in a teaching hospital and the surgeon wanted my IV started and to,d one of his lackies to get it started. I said absolutely not, get me a nurse. Yes..I'd learned my lesson from a previous time.

In my hospital, before the nurse anesthetist or the anesthesiologist will try, they always ask, "has the doctor tried yet?" I never understand what point they are trying to make. The ER calls my peds nurses to start an IV if they can't get one or if anesthesia fails. My peds RNs start IVs on newborns and preemies. I always have the RN hand me the phone and tell the CRNA or the MDA, "I have an essential tremor, and my nurses are so good at starting IVs that I rarely have the opportunity to try. There are two veins left that they have deliberately not touched. But, I mean... if you want the lady who only ever starts IVs in umbilical vessels and has an essential tremor to use those veins for her attempts..." They very quickly say, "ah... never mind. I'll be right up. Don't touch those veins." It's not a treat, it's an incentive...

That a very cool doctor!!! He had some super trick for it! 😊

Why did they not use a vein finder?! I give my nurse 2 tries before requesting another nurse do it

@@Countrymusiclover424 What is a “vein finder”? Do you mean an ultrasound?

@@lozi911 there is ultrasound, but there is also infrared light devices to help find veins too.

Yeah, you get 2 tries. After 7 months of chronic, but "mild" dehydration due to a rough pregnancy, I wanted the most experienced pediatrics nurse in the building.

I am that doctor from the poor developing country 😭

@@am3579 best of luck! You’re doing important work!

nurses that end up going to med school

As an L&D nurse, I and my colleagues are very adept at putting IVs in, but every so often we have a patient who is a really tough stick. We have an anesthesiologist on the unit 24/7 and occasionally have to enlist their services.

In the UK it’s regularly doctors putting in cannulas and bloods in a lot of wards (different in ED) - until very recently nurses weren’t taught how to bleed or cannulate during uni.

Clever consultant.😅

Profile picture checks out.

lol the patient has been watching too much tv to believe that the doctors are better at IVs!

When it comes to a kid, who is better to ask when it comes to drawing blood? Should i ask for a pediatric nurse? Had bad luck with ER nurses trying to get blood from my son.

Hello, was it hard to study for your job? I’m trying to explore all kinds of options and see how it was like.

@@Diana-bx1rt if you really like medicine is not hard but laboral area is tough

The glasses really do the trick!

And he has very expressive eyebrows 😂

they are though. they are better and smarter.

I'm pretty sure it's just like any other profession, people don't know much about healthcare and the amount of knowledge nurses/medics have to suck up to be able to get their license. Most of what they assume comes from movies.

​@@haroonjaved6080oh really?

@@laka1889 yup

@@haroonjaved6080 TD!! IF that were so then why was I the one running codes both as an LPN and an RN by asking the "better and smarter doctor" if he would like an amp of sodium bicarb? Should we give 100mg Lido bolus? Do you want us to shock him? The doctor's question ... "Why is this man on the floor instead of bed?" "DUH! He fell/coded leaving the bathroom." Yep, REAL smart. Why did doctors come to us to ask about diagnoses and recommendations about treatment or medications? Like was said elsewhere, Doctors have book smarts but spend maybe 10 minutes with a patient. NURSES have the hands-on experience PLUS book learning, from spending 8-16 HOURS with those patients! I spent my Independent Study Week with the IV Team. I could draw blood or start an IV 99.9% of the time with Jehovah's blessing. Better than any doctor or phlebotomist. Offered $100/IV 30 years ago by a company, which I know no doctor was ever offered. You sound like a new, young doc who thinks he knows everything, but will soon be brought to your knees by a far superior nurse. I hope that it is by an LPN and in front of everyone.

I'm

Same here. With nurses trying to find my veins... All the poking around, I started burning up and feeling nauseous. Finally another nurse came in and was able to do it. Not a good experience. :(

I have a similar problem. Once they had to get the phlebotomist from the lab to start an IV on me - she was the most accustomed to dealing with uncooperative veins.

I had this experience in January and it even started in the ambulance. Dude poked me about 10 times before he found a vein in my hands. Then at the hospital it took nurses almost 15 minutes to find a vein and they even checked and poked both of my arms. I actually left the hospital with bruises all over my arms because they were so rough. I remember right before I passed out from anesthesia the doctor just had this blank stare like, "Are you kidding me right now?" When none of the 5 nurses could find a vein to insert an IV. I woke up with my right hand having a bloody filled bandage with an IV. Some people just don't seem to know what they're doing.

@@gothica3605 Oh my goodness, your experience sounds horrible! I'm sorry they put you through that.

You can't use grammar either!

@@vickikelly3059 sorry , English is not my mother tongue

@@vickikelly3059 Not everyone is fluent in speaking English

@@vickikelly3059 He speaks at least two languages. How many languages can you speak?

@@caspiana3623 two. Sprechen sie Englisch? And, of course, English as well as a little Spanish. How many do you speak? Only sarcasm?

you're a brave one! total opposite here. but i bet those students apprreciated it, REALLY

I used to be the training guinea pig as well .... As a nurse its like in your blood to want to train others

Oh well anesthesiologists are a different story. They are being gods

You had me so confused there for a second.

yeah. that's like their bread and butter. another sharp shooters in the hospital are med techs

@@tryptophantryptophan1133 And phlebotomists. That's all they do, day in and day out. And they're generally paid peanuts.

Yeah but anesthesiologists and phlebotomists are a whole different thing than an ER doc or even a surgeon. The nurses had to get the anesthesiologist to put in the IV before my last surgery a year ago too, after several failed (& some quite painful) attempts by them - cause I too have veins that don't cooperate.

I’ve had anesthetists do my IV and hit or miss. 😉✌️

The night my son was born I had an anesthesiologist put in one of 5 IVs in my arms. (I had severe pre-eclampsia) No lie 3 nurses and him poking me at the same time. They all nailed their 'targets' first try.

@@jmc8076 that's true. In my hospital, if the arrest nurses can't get it in the anaesthetists won't bother coming

It always takes multiple people to get anything for me. I'm used to it. I always warn them "I'm a difficult stick" and they always laugh at me bc "everyone says that". Okay, you'll find out soon enough lol Anyway, once in the E.R. I had 4 different nurses try to get an IV going for me. A Dr walked by after a while and, of course, was like "let me handle this" thinking he'd be the hero. He failed on both sides; was getting huffy. A few paramedics had been in the E.R. during all of this and had overheard. Eventually this very young paramedic came over and said "could I give it a shot?" Again, I'm used to this so I said "sure!" The doctor rolled his eyes. I didn't see the nurses responses bc all but 1 had left to tend to others. The paramedic got it so fast on the first try! The look on that cocky Dr's face was priceless. 😂 Thanks for doing what you do! :)

Sadist 😂🤣😂🤣

Paramedic would be my second choice. They can start one literally on the run! In a bouncy ambulance, which is nowhere NEAR a comfortable ride, or on a helicopter with turbulance!

Yay, congrats! Glad you won over your fear

It took becoming a medical assistant to get over my crippling fear of needles. It's an amazing feeling knowing that I used to hyperventilate just seeing needles, and now I proudly give injections and draw blood as part of my job!

Congrats! I have the same fear, and I started overcoming it in last few weeks, as I had to do IM injections myself... hope I can win it

Years ago I had a fear of needles too but now I have had so many surgeries since the year 2000 that I have lost count and it is just standard procedure for me now. I should say that giving blood is easy but I still do not like having an iv put in. I have actually had nurses who took my blood and I didn't feel it at all. In all of my surgeries I have never had a doctor put an iv in me. Ever have a cystoscopy? Real fun!

How did you do it? I have A terrible fear hahah

I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing!

to add to your fun fact if looking for a lot of caffeine at once choose a light roast coffee over dark because as the beans are roasted the caffeine essentially cooks off a cup of light roast coffee has the caffeine equivalent of a shot of expresso

waait what kind of tea?

@@mimikadouwu black tea

The real answer is in the comments. NOICE

thank you

As a patient, I also wouldn't trust myself to place an IV

@@vulkendov5210 I’d be really worried if you did actually.

@@vulkendov5210 my little brother is a former IV drug user. They have him do the needles himself if he needs blood drawn or an IV. He ruined his veins with the drugs he'd put through them, but I'll be damned if he can't find his veins everytime on the first try.

Been the pincushion. I once had three nurses hunting around my arms and hands to *find* a vein!

@@matthewcox7985 : OUCH, NOT Fun‼️

I had a similar history. When I started working I was in L&D and "taught" to 'put on a tourniquet, stick in the needle, pop on the tube & get the blood". About a year later my head nurse told me to draw blood on an old GYN patient. Every doctor and phlebotomist in the 3 units had failed. She bragged "I have a new LPN who WILL get it in one try." I popped in the needle and got blood the first try ...... THEN someone asked me how I found her vein. Deer-in-headlights "What vein? Nobody ever told me anything about veins!" lol Ten years later I got my RN and I spent my Independent Study Week with the IV Team. Continued like that for over 40 years. Spent 15 years with Critical Care and Code Teams. I simply knew where veins should be and rarely ever felt one. My preferred was a 20g Angio and yes, blood can be run through them, just a bit slower.

I’m grateful to nurses like you for helping my mom with the deliveries of my three younger brothers born on military bases. Thank you.

An IV can’t be much harder than doing a cath, can it? I know they’re different skills, but I’d be more intimidated doing the cath. Do you go in through the leg and thread it through the artery to their chest? Sounds like it wouldn’t be a walk in the park.

I call it the Vegetarian Vampire award - if you can get one of *my* veins on the first try, you can get blood from a turnip!

​@@matthewcox7985 SAME!!! My veins are terrible and I bruise like crazy. If someone can stick me, get blood, and not bruise me to hell (or worse, collapse a vein), you get big bonus points. I'm stealing "vegetarian vampire". Perfect.

And I’ve been told if the nurse can’t get it, ask for the phlebotomist.

​@@beckywilson7777Absolutely! The nurses ALWAYS called me!!!

​@@beckywilson7777 yeah, getting the vein is like 99% of what a phlebotomist does. At most hospitals if they need blood for anything, it's a phlebotomist doing the collection. Though they're not trained for certain things like arterial punctures or other specialized collections.

i'm impressed- less that they were good at it but that hospitals hired former addicts bc of how viciously addicts are treated by the medical community

​@@GiselleKlaraI think it's disgusting addicts are treated so badly no one wakes up and decides to be a addict and ruin their life

My son became an addict when older. I commented once on his skill, getting into fingers and toes even. He said, "It's because YOU taught me". Mouth drop, "WHAT? I never taught you to do IV drugs!" "No, but when I was a kid, you practiced on me for RN school and I watched VERY carefully." Who would have thought about that with a 10 y/o boy? For the rest of my life I have struggled with whether to embrace pride in his ability to learn safety and skill from me or the guilt that maybe that made me an unintentional enabler.

I wasn't aware a former addict could BE a nurse.

@@thnkr0917 It depends on the state's laws. Most do allow licensing for new ones IF they have rehabbed and stayed clean for a specific length of time, usually 2-5 years. I worked with an RN who OD'd in a bathroom at work. Her license was suspended pending successful rehab and abstinence for, I believe, 2 years. It was reinstated but I don't think she could be around narcotics. ie: On med passes someone else had to give her narcotics. That was over 40 years ago though.

Eh. Years ago, while pregnant with my second child, my toddler and I both got sick/infected with what we now believe to have been cryptosporidium. (Do not recommend) We both saw our family practice doctor on a Friday, got some prescription medicine to help with symptoms (severe diarrhea) while waiting for lab results. My mother in law and sister in law took our toddler for the weekend so I could rest. Monday morning, as my husband left for work, he said I should probably call the doctors office and be seen again, … because if I was a dog … he’d have me in the clinic on IV fluids. (I’m married to a veterinarian) Our doctor was the only MD in family practice that day, but instead of sending me to hospital to have a slow IV in hospital room, he offered to run a faster drip for me in the clinic so I could get back home to my own bed. Rather than bother the nurses who were busy with other duties, Dr T started the IV himself And got it on the first try And I was quite dehydrated. In contrast, when in labor with my youngest, it was hospital policy that an IV be started before you get an epidural. That L&D nurse tried about 5 times to start that IV. I remember commenting that I felt like I was giving birth to a porcupine. About the time the second nurse was about to take over, as the first one used up all her allotted attempts… the anesthesiologist showed up. Got the IV started on his first try. Then started the epidural.

I’ve seen docs do awesome ABG- that’s the ARTERY not the vein btw

I second that as a doctor myself

Arterial blood gas gave it away

I always call it off after a few jabs and make whoever is trying find someone else. They don't like me, but they have to stop. By then you're way to sore. I do this for me, friends and loved ones.

Don't forget while your partner is driving really fast with the sirens running.

In the back of a moving ambulance.

Until your idiot driver hits a bump the size of a small suv. (Yes I was the patient when this happened. No it was not even close to fun)

Thank YOU for showing your appreciation! To many people we are "just nurses"!

@@RNMom424 Absolutely!

Hell yeah. All jobs are skilled jobs and nurses need more respect.

Thank you.

I'm sitting in the hospital with my mom right now as we prepare for her PCI with stents. She's suffered blackouts for more than 5 years until an ER doctor and the Radiologist caught massive carotid blockages. She's been holding up well emotionally but it's been scary for her. An RN came in to see her this morning and, believe it or not, he was the first person to explain the procedure in detail to her - including drawing diagrams to answer all of her questions. She's more relaxed and confident than she's been since this hole thing started. Thank GOD for Nurses!

Sounds like playing with lawyers and paralegals LOL according to my mom the paralegal did everything, the lawyer got all the credit

We have snow like maybe once a year where we live. I was volunteering with our local ambulance service. We got some snow one morning, so we drove the ambulance around the area to pick up the hospital nurses and take them to work. A security guard told us they could do without the docs for a bit, but they must have the nurses.

Definitely doesn't apply to all countries, in Australia we handle just about all arterial lines and blood draws, nurses are for the most part only able (qualified) to do venous lines/bloods. I'd be wary about a consultant trying since they rarely ever do that, but registrars are more than capable. There are also plenty of specialties (in the US) who handle very advanced lines, such as interventional radiologists, so I wouldn't be painting all doctors with the same brush.

I've never had an IV screwed up as badly as when a surgeon insisted on placing it himself. Blew the vein, cellulitis, the whole bit. Never. Again. 🤣

My first experience getting an IV was from a doctor. He fiddled so much trying to find the vein that I ended with a massive bruise on my hand that remained for two weeks and my blood sprayed his coat before he eventually gave up

@@lachyt5247 of course, not all doctors. This particular surgeon first tried to get it from my elbow and when he couldn't, he went for an arterial stick in my wrist. 😳 Missed the artery and started doing that poking around bit to try and find it. Nicked a nerve instead. I literally screamed! 😥 I had to take narcotics for months because of the pain. I still have problems and it's been 25 years. Give me an RN or phlebotomist any day of the week. 🤣 Having said all that, I think doctors - as a group - are amazing and some of the biggest heroes of our time. ❤️

Lol. The only time I ever had a doctor put a needle in me was for a surgery. It was an epidural. I just remember suddenly feeling like someone had splashed water on me. He kept going and the surgery went well but he had to come see me later to apologize and explain that he had gone too far and punctured the membrane of my spinal cord. It’s called Inadvertent Dural Puncture ("Wet Tap"). He had to explain that it could cause severe headaches and that they would need to do a blood patch (shoot blood into the tube the left there to try and clot the hole), if I started having headaches. I got really lucky though and didn’t get any headaches. Well, as lucky as I could be considering… Apparently wet taps only happen in about 1% of epidurals… my surgery was a bowel resection. With bowel resections there is an 8% chance to end up with a hernia… my luck, I got both and needed a second surgery. -_-“

You wouldn’t like a real hospital.

@@nadiahudson7331 - I have no doubt

Steveioe was really a ER tech and licensed EMT but quit it to do comedy. He's done interviews about his years in the ER

@@beckygarrett2024 - I knew that. 🤦🏼‍♀️Thanks for the reminder!

Can confirm. I've had great experiences whenever a nurse put in an IV for me. A lot of fumbling and missing my focken vein when it's a doctor doing it. Shoutouts to the doc who somehow managed to miss my vein and stab my nerve. Twice.

@@xardnaslp3171 99.9% of the time it's NOT a doctor unless it's a resident (or a medical student).

@@xardnaslp3171 I guess US doctors just aren't as good as brit doctors at stabbing patients with a needle... or maybe they're better? XD

Except the time it took the nurse 4 times to get a blood sample from me because I have small veins and dark skin

I cry a little inside whenever I find out that the clinic nurse has the day off and the doctor has to give me my shot 😅

Me too, Me Too, ME TOO!!! SISTER LOVE!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

😭😭😭I CAN TOTALLY RELATE

Anesthiology actually puts in IVs from time to time and does deeper, more complicated lines. So they both know how and actually use the skills. Regular doctors know how and could draw you a diagram, but I wouldn't trust them further than that with an IV for me or my kids.

Yikes!

Its similar for my mother. When she gets her blood drawn (at the place where thats all they do), even they struggle from time to time. Rarely they get it in the first try. Often they end up taking off their gloves to feel the veins better. They often give it 2 to 3 tries before getting it right. The couple of times my mother was hospitalized, the nurses have struggled enough to pull out a machine to search for her veins. Tiny veins really deep in is how many described her veins.

Never let an ER doc start your IV?! Wow that’s a statement. I am an ER doc and often get called to place an IV when the nurse has tried multiple times and can’t get it. I am skilled in ultrasound guided IV and can place EJs, which most nurses at my hospital are unable to do. Also can place a central line if needed. So yes, I agree nurses generally do a lot more IVs and I would prefer the nurse to start the IVs… but guess who they will call when they can’t get the IV in..the ER doctor. And what you’re just going to refuse the doctor from even attempting just because they are a doctor. Lol makes no sense

An EMT wouldn’t be allowed to do that in Canada due to hosp liability even if family or friend said yes. Most of our ER docs and nurses are good with IVs but often done by blood tech too. If needed always that nurse on who never misses.

@@Stephanie-ul6lq just curious, would a family member be allowed to start an iv on a patient? I know doctors/surgeons aren't supposed to treat/operate on family members and assumed that it was the same for other medical professionals.

I'm curious, you didn't get to respond with patient feedback assessment? Not that I'm advocating for putting a dent in a doctors reputation, but if you feel that badly about how you were treated you could usually respond with a thorough feedback evaluation, along with calling/emailing appropriate personnel. Truly dismissive doctors are no light matter.

@@emphasis20 when I was re admitted and a cat scan was done they saw the mass in my stomach..so the same doc that did surgery came in room with a long syringe saying it was probably just a blood pocket and he was going to extract it no problem..he ended up only pulling out 7 syringes of foul smelling pus..I then asked for another doc to take care of me..when I complained and filled out paperwork I was told I couldnt sue because then stuff done to fix problems after initial surgery we free..but was blown off by hospital and never heard anything else from doc or hospital

Ooh I don't have ADHD and I fall asleep with caffeine 😅

@@lovelyjuliroo5154 You should get checked for that. A lot of adults are undiagnosed and don't know they have it.

Same here. I tried to quit caffeine recently, then was involved in a car accident and ended up buying a large fountain drink at the nearest convenience store. Was the only thing keeping me from freaking out. It calms me down, mellows me out. Works great for my anxiety. And does not keep me awake or wake me up.

As a pharmacist it’s my go to tip for adults that haven’t been diagnosed but suspect that they may be addicted or adhd. When you drink caffeine do you calm down or get mild stimulant? If you calm down, strongly suspect add/adhd. I used redbulls all the way through pharmacy school to calm down before tests 😂

Add not addicted

Word.

That 70s show did a great job showing how a nurse can make sure you don’t accidentally kill someone and also the stuff they go through daily.

Word 😭✊🏽

Some people just don't understand that Nurses are high qualified, went through rigorous schooling, and tons of hours of practice to get where they are. Undermining their efforts, and believing Nursing as a profession is far less than being a Physician.

I know this because my sister in law is a nurse, AND I worked along side nurses as a caregiver and I see how they move mountains for patients.

I'm reading this while drinking an energy drink 😥

I have had to detox myself from my caffine addiction. Caffine is a beautiful but very dangerous thing. I wasnt horrible but I was bad. Drinking a bang a day until I became genuinely addicited to it. It took me roughly 2 months of slowly easing my caffine abuse down to virtually no caffine intake. I can not drink Bangs anymore, they mess me up. My "common" energy drink I drink maybe once a week is a Mtn Dew Kickstart. If I need a heavy duty drink I go for a Monster Hydro. It feels SOOOOOO much better not being reliant on caffine anymore. I hope your detox stuck with you because it is a blessed thing to not rely on caffine.

I am Not a nurse or a Doctor, but I once was trying to keep my self slightly awake after along night with my ill mom, and taking care of a infant., trying a small bottle of a Energy drink Hrs later I felt like I was Shaking from inside out,and sick as hell!

I didn't even know caffeine overdose is a thing! Glad your colleagues were looking out for you.

It’s nice of them to take the time to help you out. In this busy world, most people are too caught up in their own troubles to notice things like that…or so I thought.

NICU RNs are valuable resources to nurses in other units. But since they are taking care of some of the most precious patients that other nurses may be loathe to call on them as to not interfere with their care and efforts. (A side note - God Bless you, Sandy. You were my focal point of sanity after the birth of my second child. You were strict and scary at first but then I realized that you were helping me to overcome my fears of having a child in NICU after he was born. You really were Heaven-sent.)

@6895Anna- registered nurse here who works in a hospital. Your post had me hollering at midnight 😅😅😅