Hello. I have been an LPN for a year now but my first job was in a pediatric clinic. I am now wanting to learn and expand and would like to work in the hospital. Are you expected as an LPN to be IV certified when you apply for hospital jobs? I really want to be certified and have actually looked for schools to get certified but can not find on. I live in Las vegas, NV so if anyone knows where I can get certified here let me know please.
I am an LPN and went to school in New Mexico. We used stick pads and then we were required to practice on each other using normal saline. The purpose was to experience how patients feel when we inject them. Also,it helped us to accurately find sites and see which method(darting verses not darting) hurt less, worked better and so on.