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Phlebitis should be recorded every time it occurs. Any signs of redness, paing, swelling or hard veins should be reported and charted. You must note when you noticed it, which vein, which arm and...

There are definately places to go and only insert IVs all day. I did one of my IV training courses through a place that only does IV's. The instructor was an RN who runs an IV team that is on call...

I agree....there should be no force involved when flushing any type of IV line. You should be able to pull back to check for blood flow and flushing should go smoothly. If it doesn't go smoothly then...

SG, I have no idea how those nurses are able to not penetrate through the vein by doing it that way. No one should be advancing the entire length of the needle into the vein. That was the textbook...

hello there everyone!:wavey: i am new to this forum in fact i am new to forums in general. i have never been part of one before so hopefully i do things correctly. i wanted to join in order to get...

Jen, Chelation is definately not something to take lightly. It can be good or it can be dangerous depending on the protocol of how it is done and who is overseeing it. It should be very customized...

The day in a life of Holistic nursing? It will really vary on where you decide to work. I have worked with many Naturopaths and MD's that do Holistic care and they do different things. The last...

I have been looking into more holistic education myself, this is what I have found. Everglades University in Florida offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine, that is the one I am...

I do not know with certainty. I would be interested in seeing it written down somewhere in text that it does or doesn't but I have always been told that it does, so we are not to mark the bag with a...

I too am sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis. There are many alternative therapies out there. I am not in a place to recommend one since I am not a doctor but one thing I have worked with and...

I think it is good to explore your options in holistic care. There are many positions for a nurse in holistic care. Holistic clinics need nurses too. You don't necessarily have to be holistic...

I don't know what answers you got but there is definately a lot of information online. There is a lot of conflicting information online as well. What you are talking about would be a Bionic...

I agree. If you have the chance to take the certification course, you should. I also agree that the hospital demanding it should pay for it. I also thought that RN's automatically went through IV...

I think a PICC nurse should have specialty pay. Inserting a PICC line is no average nurse task. It requires special education and special skill. If you are able to do what other nurses around you can...

I think it is good to talk to the instructor about it. One swipe of alchol really isn't going to do anything. It isn't really the alcohol that is cleaning as much as it is the scrubbing of the skin....

Starting an IV is something that gets better only by experience, so it is good to attempt them yourself first. It is the only way to master the skill. Some tips...Do not slap the vein. If you are a...