I am a LPN and want to pick up IV certification I would like to buy a training kit to use at home, any recommendations? So far I am looking at the two items below, does anyone know anything about them, and does the practice kit have all that I would need. I really would appreciate any insight before I start or even if I should do this. Phlebotomy Training Course & Venipuncture Practice Kit by The Apprentice Doctor $69.00IV Therapy Notes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide (Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guides) by Lynn D. Phillips MSN RN
brownbook 3,413 Posts Has 38 years experience. Jun 17, 2015 Both items look fine I, I think a combination of class room teaching and a kit to practice with at home would be best. But it can't hurt to play round with it at home....less "performance" pressure. Watching You Tube videos is good also.I have to add I was SHOCKED that you could even buy venipuncture kits online! But apparently it is legal? I kind of jokingly worry when I accidentally go home with an unopened syringe in my pocket....I honestly thought it was against the law to have a syringe without a prescription?
That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B 3,421 Posts Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab. Has 6 years experience. Jun 17, 2015 You can teach any monkey to drop a line but knowing the other stuff behind it ( the meds, fluids, why we use some and not others ) is way more important. Buy the book if you feel so inclined but skip the "arm"