r/phlebotomy

Me: "what arm will we be using for the draw today?"

Pt: "it doesn't matter"

Me: "okay I'll start with this one"

*Starts looking"

Pt: "they always get it from the other arm"

Me: "..."

Hello! So I’m due to do my placement next week.

I know what I’m doing, I know the procedure how to do everything correctly but everytime in class I did a venipuncture my hands would shake uncontrollably. I haven’t been in class( finished everything but placement ) for almost 6 months and having to postpone my placement due to illness

How do I get these shakes under control? Will my training supervisor be understanding ? The hardest part for me is popping on the tube while using a Vacutainer and removing it.

Worried how I’ll ever do well in my future career 😩

I did find that my shakes got better each week while practicing but like I said it’s been so long since I’ve done it.

Thankyou