Amanda Gower improved her knowledge of best practice in venepuncture after reading a learning zone article
On returning to nursing after a career break, one of the more challenging new skills I had to acquire was venepuncture. I undertook a venepuncture study day, but taking blood from a patient as opposed to a dummy is completely different. Reading this article provided helpful background knowledge.
Nursing Standard. 21, 3, 67-68. doi: 10.7748/ns.21.3.67.s63
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