Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2001;1:25-31.
Punctioning the “dancer vein”
DOI: 10.31508/1676-3793200100003
Abstract
This is a descriptive study was idealized from teachers’ observation of pediatric nursing during the clinical teaching. They perceived that the pediatric intravenous punction was implemented at the same way, where the most important thing was the time to realize this nursing procedure. The main goal is to show relevant points must be observed during the pediatric intravenous punction, based on physiological and emotional aspects. Considering that this nursing procedure is a great challenge for the nursing team, specially when the pediatric vein is like a dancer, the authors concluded that the nursing sucess in this case go ahead to put a needle into the pediatric vein.
Keywords: intravenous punction; Nursing care; Pediatric nursing