phlebotomy and IV class

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i graduated from adn program in may of this year and i couldnt find a job in the hospital, but i was hired on the spot in nursing home. the problem is rn's have to draw blood and start an iv but i never had chance to learn how to do these. is there any place where i can learn to start iv and draw blood? fyi i'm in michigan. thanks:snowman1::present1::santa5::reindeer:

Specializes in Hospice, Med/Surg, ICU, ER.
It still blows my mind every time... I just can NOT believe these most important skills are not being taught in today's nursing programs !!!

I just don't get it. :stone

Believe it!

I am a 1 yr LPN (former EMT-P) and work in the ICU. I get calls every night from all over the hospital to start IV's. 75% or more are NOT "hard sticks". More than a few of the nurses calling me are experienced (2+ years).

I have offered more than once (free of charge) to teach an inservice on IV starts. For some strange reason, Administrations seems wholly uninterested.

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Specializes in Long Term Facilitly.

If you accepted the job at the nursing home, then you can ask you DON to have the pharmacy come out and train you on both.

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I took a phlebotomy course and have taken the IV cert class twice just for the experience and to refresh my knowledge, however, I don't get a chance to use these skills on the job, so I'm no better than I ever was. And in my BSN program, we studied about IVs, calculating the rate and such, but never anything about the mechancal skills. To be quite precise, I didn't get much training in any mechanical skills in school. Almost all of my abilities have been learned on various jobs.

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I agree because I just graduated from Nursing school and I am having trouble finding an IV & Phlebotomy class as well. I am in Los Angeles. Anybody know of any classes here? I found an IV (or was it Phlebotomy?) class at Medtex.com, but it's $400 :uhoh3:

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And what about bringing IV start kids and IV needles home to practice on friends & family? Haha.. I know it sounds crazy, but that is what I do.

They will not allow us. Seems like the best idea yet...

First practice in the relaxed atmosphere of home and family.

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