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at our facility."
Massachusetts Eye
and Ear is a surgical-
ly driven hospital,
averaging 100 cases
a day — all of which
require an IV start.
"We have a high
demand for nurses
who are highly
skilled in starting
IVs," says Ms. Rich.
"Yet even after start-
ing IVs for many
years, we all miss
occasionally."
For the hard
sticks, pre-op nurses
at MEE turn to their
secret weapon: the
vein-finder. "When
you have a tough
stick, the vein scan-
ner is really a fantas-
tic tool," says Ms.
Rich. "We keep it
right here in the
unit. It 'lights' up the
veins when you can't
see or you can't feel
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