We were back in the lab today to learn some new skills and review some old ones. They taught us ostomy care, urinary catheterization, drawing blood, and starting an IV. Drawing blood was exciting and terrifying because we were practicing on each other. We used the manikins for the IVs.

I partnered up with Mike. I had it easy because his veins were a beautiful fluorescent blue; it would have been hard to miss. I think I did a pretty good job. He was nervous about drawing blood from me because I have considerably more subcutaneous tissue, rendering my veins mostly invisible. He did great, though. I didn't feel a thing.