IV therapy training schedules

nikka00 · May 20, 2008

hey guyz..
do you know of any hospital that will conduct an IVT training somewhere in laspiñas or cavite area?..
I am a newly graduate, and I'm getting bored doing nothing.. I want to start with IVT training..

hi superxtraordinary!

just want to ask... do you have already a local license? because you said, you're a newly graduate...

well, correct me if I'm wrong if you have that already... hehehe..

if you already have, try to contact or go to ANSAP office at Lourdes Hospital in Mandaluyong for the schedules and venues of the training because they are the one who regulates and issues IV therapy license. hope this will help. :)

have a nice day! :nurse:

xinammon, RN · May 23, 2008

Hi, is there anyone here who knows the latest schedule for ANSAP accredited IV therapy training?

@ Philippine Heart Center:

INTRAVENOUS THERAPHY TRAINING PROGRAM

Control No.: 001807

Registration No.: 003

Credit Units: ANSAP / PRC: 18 Units (didactic) 12 Units (practicum)

Schedule - Application Date

June 4 to 6, 2008 - May 29, 2008

August 5 to 7, 2008 - July 30, 2008

October 8 to 10, 2008 - September 29, 2008

Time : 7:00 - 4:00 pm (3 days)

Venue: Dr. Avenilo P. Aventura Hall

REQUIREMENTS: Photocopy and original copy of current PRC License Certificate

Registration Fee : One Thousand Six Hundred Pesos (P1,600.00) :nurse:

suzanne4, RN · May 23, 2008

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.

ulyza · May 23, 2008

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.

Lightblue, RN · May 23, 2008

absolutely correct Suzanne..Also once you're employed your hospital will pay for your IV therapy training for you. So no need to rush up on things But if you guys insist on doing it now, I suggest you make sure that the institution you will be enrolling in allows you to have completion in their own hospital or else you will have a hard time completing your cases, the next thing you know the time alloted is up and you end up just wasting money and having no license altogether.

suzanne4, RN · May 23, 2008

absolutely correct Suzanne..Also once you're employed your hospital will pay for your IV therapy training for you. So no need to rush up on things But if you guys insist on doing it now, I suggest you make sure that the institution you will be enrolling in allows you to have completion in their own hospital or else you will have a hard time completing your cases, the next thing you know the time alloted is up and you end up just wasting money and having no license altogether.

Glad to see that someone else thinks the way that I do. Thought that it was only me.

Thanks for posting.

suzanne4, RN · May 23, 2008

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.

ulyza · May 24, 2008

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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superxtraordinary · May 26, 2008

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

superxtraordinary · May 26, 2008

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.

ulyza · May 27, 2008

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."

suzanne4, RN · May 27, 2008

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":bow:

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.