Re: IV therapy training schedules

Originally Posted by ulyza

SOme hospitals, like big and "reputable" hospitals "require" IVT training certificate before they accept an application for staff nurse. Some may not "require it" but once they see you had an IVT training, they consider you for a position or even "think of" might considering you.

Since hospital replies took some time regarding applicant's application status,while waiting to get a job some fellow nurses choose to attend trainings rather than just stay at home doing nothing.

I just do not buy this reasoning. The more reputable facilities are not even hiring now to begin with. It makes no sense to train for a skill that you will not be able to practice routinely. Anything learned and it is going to be lost.

And I actually worked as an IV tech back in the days before I went to nursing school and before nurses were even starting IVs in the US, that many years ago. And I have trained quite a few on starting IVs thru the years, both physicians as well as nurses. And if you are not routinely starting them, you lose your skills.

One would be much further ahead going to another country and acquiring all of the skills that they need as an RN if they are truly wishing to work as an RN.

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Sad but that's how "SOME" hospital in the PHILIPPINES goes. To get hired in a hospital, it's either you have a good board rating and trainings/seminars or "KNOW" someone (commonly known as "Backers").

BEsides, IV insertion, is taught theoretically, but most students weren't able to execute it to a live patient/person. I was able to do it since my CLinical instructor and my RLE group decide to do it secretly (not allowed by our school),though. We chose partners to practice on. Did great!1st time one shot!

I "may" agree that it would be a waste if you have no plan to use it in the future. But if your purpose is to experience how actually it feels when doing it and find out it isn't that hard (since first times are always scary). SO by the time you are in a "REAL" hospital situation you'd be more confident in executing it since it's not the first time and you have an idea how to do it.

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nope nikka00.. I don't have a license yet.. I will be taking the board exam this nov. 2008..

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I think you're right suzanne. Well I just want to put in my resume once I get my license and apply for the job.

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sorry but systems here in PHIL are "Very" much diff. in other countries. If you have trainings and seminars, a better chance you have getting a slot in hospitals. Knowing someone in a position (doctor,admin,owner) of a hospitals is also a factor.

I don't see anything wrong with trying to improve someone's skill and knowledge. By the way, it is also called "continouing education."

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Originally Posted by ulyza

Sad but that's how "SOME" hospital in the PHILIPPINES goes. To get hired in a hospital, it's either you have a good board rating and trainings/seminars or "KNOW" someone (commonly known as "Backers").

BEsides, IV insertion, is taught theoretically, but most students weren't able to execute it to a live patient/person. I was able to do it since my CLinical instructor and my RLE group decide to do it secretly (not allowed by our school),though. We chose partners to practice on. Did great!1st time one shot!

I "may" agree that it would be a waste if you have no plan to use it in the future. But if your purpose is to experience how actually it feels when doing it and find out it isn't that hard (since first times are always scary). SO by the time you are in a "REAL" hospital situation you'd be more confident in executing it since it's not the first time and you have an idea how to do it.

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"MY TEACHER BEFORE SAID "BEFORE I DIE, I WANT TO PLANT A TREE, WRITE a BOOK and TEACH others"

You have just posted on the internet for the world to see that your instructor had you do something that was not sanctioned by your school.

The internet is not as anonymous as one may think.

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Originally Posted by ulyza

sorry but systems here in PHIL are "Very" much diff. in other countries. If you have trainings and seminars, a better chance you have getting a slot in hospitals. Knowing someone in a position (doctor,admin,owner) of a hospitals is also a factor.

I don't see anything wrong with trying to improve someone's skill and knowledge. By the way, it is also called "continouing education."

Sorry, but I am very aware as to what is going on in your country, probably much more so than many of you that are actually there.

It still does not make me change what I have stated and will continue to state. Taking a class to learn how to start IVs does not give one the skills to use at work and on your patients. If one does not have patients, then there is going to be no place to keep up your skills and this is what the problem is. It is not something that is seen one day and then you are expert at it, and most patients coming into hospitals are sick and dehydrated and then it becomes a much more difficult challenge in starting one.

Either a facility is going to hire you, whether because you know someone or not; but having these courses will not benefit you truly if you take the time to think about it and if the facility wants you to have the traning, they will pay for it once you are hired and their employee.

These trainings and seminars are really quite useless in the scheme of things in your country as well as most others like this. The only one that is benefiting is the company or person that puts them on, not the student or the nurse.

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Originally Posted by suzanne4

Big question for all of you:
If you are not practising and therefore will not be able to keep up with your skills, why would you wish to take a course like this now before you get hired?

Does not make any sense to me at all.

We have an old saying here: If you do not use it, you lose it.

Yeah, it's pretty useless if you just end up getting a job not related to nursing which many does.

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Originally Posted by Noel1218

Martinez Hospital in Maypajo, Caloocan is also offering regular IVT trainings (accredited by ANSAP). Slots get filled up so you have to sign up on their list. They will send you an SMS for the schedules available and payment of a P500 reservation fee.

Hi. To those who went training in Martinez Hospital, do you had your return demos and not only lecture/seminar? Was it good? Based on your experience, how long did it take your case completion on their facility? Can I collect cases besides in their own hospital? Replies are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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@noel1218..
regarding the IVT training in martinez.. can you post more info about it?? about the fee, date, time, requirments..