title: Vascular access: viewing the vein.
abstract: Venepuncture and cannulation are procedures regularly carried out by health professionals and form a critical component of patient care. Venepuncture, or the collection of blood from a vein, is usually performed for laboratory analysis to assist with diagnosis and treatment of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer Adult Health University of the West of Scotland School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: J Kelly
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins