NY nursing students can't start IV's?

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I don't know anyone else in nursing school in NY state other than people at my own school. We were told that we're not allowed to start IVs at clinical because of a state law. Is that true for other nursing students in NY? Thanks! ~Jane

I went to Alfred, we started iv's on each other but rarely on patients. We did push iv meds in clinical.

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Weird. I feel cheated!! We were not allowed to do them at CNR and we were not even taught the theoretical aspect of it, let alone the technical skills of it. Now I moved out of state and got a job on a CCU in California and I don't know how to start IV's...how embarrassing.

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went to school in NJ. not allowed to start IV lines.

also surprisingly, not allowed to do finger sticks to check blood glucose. despite doing it to each other in class.

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