WHO WOULD ADVOCATE. FOR A NEEDLE FREE. BLOOD DRAW DEVICE percent of nurses estimate they would almost always use needle-
What Do Nurses Think About Blood Collection? Blood draws are such a standard and common component of healthcare delivery, we tend to overlook the trauma, risk and waste that they create. While the results inform 70% of all clinical decisions, there has been little innovation in this area for decades. According to research commissioned by Velano Vascular, nurses today are calling for more compassionate standards of care when drawing blood in a hospital setting – one that serves the growing amount of Difficult Venous Access (DVA) patients, reduces patient pain and anxiety, and one that is safer for practitioners.
760
Inpatient hospital blood
draws are conducted
EVERY MINUTE IN THE U.S.
It’s been
70%
DECADES since the last
MAJOR INNOVATION in blood draws
Percentage of clinical decisions that are informed by
BLOOD TEST RESULTS
NURSE SURVEY REPORT 73%
1 IN 3 PATIENTS are presenting as ‘TOUGH STICKS’
88% 55%
AVERAGE NUMBER OF RE-STICKS
of nurses believe this has a NEGATIVE IMPACT on their relationship with patients
Percentage of nurses WHO WOULD ADVOCATE FOR A NEEDLE FREE BLOOD DRAW DEVICE
80%
VENIPUNCTURE
of nurses prefer blood draws via a line device,
but there is no standard and it’s fraught with difficulty, especially when using an IV after insertion.
KEY FINDING
NO
nurses are concerned about needle safety
76% percent of nurses estimate they would almost always use needle-free line draws vs. venipuncture
LACK OF STANDARDIZATION IN BLOOD COLLECTION PRACTICE. HRS
There is significant variability in who and how blood is collected across patient floors and time of day.
CONCLUSION
Nurses are clearly telling us there exists an immense need for innovation and standardization in the way we collect blood in hospitals today. Overall, there is a high degree of variance in blood collection practices leading to concern about patient experience, practitioner safety, and care outcomes. Our practitioner survey efforts are an initial step towards better illuminating this real and overlooked need. We will continue to expand this survey over the next few years in an effort to gauge shifting practitioner perceptions of quality of care and patient-centered care outcomes related to vascular access. *Velano Vascular commissioned Charter Oak Research to conduct this survey of more than 6,500 nurses across 24 hospitals. 500-0074 Rev B
