Phlebotomy Part 1

So before the break i had a phlebotomy lab in which we had to get into groups and draw blood from each other. We had the option of not getting stuck and only practicing on a prosthetic arm, but i wasnt about to be known as a girl anytime soon, so i signed the waiver with everyone else. My professor said that it was important to know what it feels like to be the victim as well to do the sticking.
Our teacher before the lab made us watch an instructional video (which i embedded to this post for your pleasure). I made sure to rewatch it again on my own time because i was really nervous about it all in a positive way. When i got to the lab, we had to get into the groups they split us up into and each group had a proctor who would be teaching us individually. The proctors were either EMTs, phlebotomists, nurses, or basically people who have to stick other people for a living. So getting a "good" instructor was sheer luck. Alhamdulillah I had a GREAT instructor. He was pretty young, id say around 30 - 35, and jacked beyond belief. He was like look, you all are scared and nervous. Dont be. But even if you are, dont show it, cuz the last thing a person who is about to be stuck wants to see is that the guy who is sticking him is sweating and shaking and the needle is all over the place. He goes somebody is going to get stuck, so let that person be the patient and the patient only, because what happens is a lot of times people dont have great form and technique and they end up also sticking themselves with the needle. This is like super dangerous because you have no idea what the other guy had in his blood. He said that when I first started after 10 days I stuck myself and my whole world burned down in front of my eyes in 7 seconds because I didnt know if I would be able to kiss my kids again. From what I remember, this is what you do when you draw blood. First you gotta open up the kit that has the gauze, iodine, alcohol swabs, bandaids, the needle, vacutainer, blood tubes, and turniquet. You gotta set up your little station. Tear open the gauze and set it down, open the bandaid and put it halfway on the patients arm so you could easily put it on when you take the needle out. position the blood tube right up close to the vacutainer, but do not push it in because the blood tube is vaccuum sealed and once u break the seal then you lose the vaccuum. Thats why when you ever have to get blood drawn and you are brave enough to watch, then you would see blood SQUIRTING into the blood tube. That's not cuz you are bleeding that bad, its cuz the tube was a vaccuum. Anyways, first you wipe with iodine, 2 circular wipes, then 2 circular wipes with the alcohol to clean it off. I asked my proctor that what if my gloves touch my clothes, are they no longer sterile? He goes, the guy you are sticking probably has been doing illegal drugs for some time now with contaiminated needles.. i dont think hes gunna care that you touched your clothes with your gloves. Then I go dude if i set everything up my alcohol is gunna like touch the table, won't it become non sterile? And he goes dude... its alcohol... it sterilizes everything it touches. I was like sweeeeeeeet. Aiight ladies ill continue part 2 later iA I gotta study for anatomy