My First Stick

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I stuck my first patient with a graft today and I did not miss! That needle is a lot bigger than it may seem and I was kind of intimidated. But I kept my cool and got the patient up and running in no time.

I am gaining confidence every day and pretty soon am going to be able to take over the world!

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