Syringe practice?

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I plan on starting the LVN program soon and want to know if there are injection practices in this program? What about the LVN to RN bridge program? Obviously, administering injections is inevitable, but I want to know how it's done and practiced, when, etc. I've always been afraid of needles and believe it or not, this is the part that I fear most and not the courses or exams themselves! It's a little embarrassing, but I would love to get over this fear, otherwise how can I pursue being an LVN or RN in the first place? Do you practice on each other or on oranges, as I've heard? Thank you, -Sabrina.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

when i was in nursing school 32 years ago we practiced on oranges, but we also had to give one intramuscular injection to one of our fellow students in our nursing lab before we were allowed to do any injections on patients. everyone is scared of doing this for the first time. you are not alone. i've given so many over the years that they are like riding a bike. i have a diabetic cat who i have to give insulin to twice a day. i worried about how i was going to inject her with all the fur. anyway, here is a website you can go to. they have a video on there of how to do injections. you need to have a real player in order to see the video. if you have a dial up internet connection it will take awhile to download as well. in any case, it will help to satisfy a lot of your curiosity.

http://www.cotc.edu/professional/streaming/archive/nursing.htm

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Specializes in Level III cardiac/telemetry.

I was terrified of this last year when I got my phlebotomy certification. Just remember to do anything involving needles (injections or blood draws) quickly. When the needle goes in slow it hurts more. You do get to practice on fake arms first, by the way. Once you've done it once it will get much easier.

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Specializes in Hospice/Palliative Care, Critical care, Burns.

Don't sweat it...

You'll practice on fake arms...then real arms.

I agree...swift and quick is the key...like a dart. Your patient will usually say..."I didn't even feel that..."

Keep on keeping on...

Steven King

The Kingster†

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

after some searching i finally found a website to respond to this ops request. saw that the op hasn't been back at the site for almost 2 weeks. however, some others may still like to see this information, so here it is.

http://www.brcn.edu/skillslab/skillslabpages/sophomores/withdrawcards.pdf - medication administration cards that you can print out on the principles and technique of preparing an injection. includes photographs. from blessing-rieman college of nursing.

http://www.brcn.edu/skillslab/skillslabpages/sophomores/intradermalcards.pdf - the principles and technique of administering an intradermal injection

http://www.brcn.edu/skillslab/skillslabpages/sophomores/subcutaneouscards.pdf - the principles and technique of administering a subcutaneous injection

http://www.brcn.edu/skillslab/skillslabpages/sophomores/intramuscularcards.pdf - the principles and technique of administering an intramuscular injection. includes information on how to sight the various points of injections, patient positioning and the z-track technique.

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Hebrew National hot dogs for intraQ. Oranges for everything else.

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