I agree with Blessed RN. Great tips. I, too am a preop nurse and my hospital has a program that allows all new grads to shadow in the preop area for 1 or 2 days to get IV experience. At my...
It really does depend on your state. And to say it is beyond your scope of practice may actually be incorrect. In the area I work in (preop), we routinely access dialysis catheters for surgery if we...