"Taking blood and not following instructions"

About: Paraburdoo Hospital Paraburdoo Hospital Paraburdoo 6754

Posted by elephantwj98 (as the patient), last week

A particular staff member took an hour of rubbing my veins before putting a needle in then the vein popped. They did this on both arms, a week later I’m still really bruised.
They couldn’t seem to follow simple instructions from other nurses. E.g nurse asked this staff member to fan me whilst feeling nausea and I felt they couldn’t do it right.

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Andra Woods

Operations Manager West Pilbara,

WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Pilbara

Submitted on 12/06/2025 at 11:11 AM

Published on Care Opinion Australia at 1:08 PM

Thank you for your feedback and I disappointed to hear that you had a bad experience having your blood taken.
I would like to know more about what happened so we can initiate a thorough review with our clinical team. If you are happy to reach out, please feel welcome to contact me at your convenience on 9144 7777 or email me at: Andra.Woods@health.wa.gov.au.
Again, thank you for taking the time to share your story and I hope to hear from you in the near future.
Andra Woods | Operations Manager – West Pilbara
WA Country Health Service Pilbara

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