I have taught nursing in two schools. In the last program students did not do IV push meds. It was strictly a liability issue. Students would think if they did one okay they were cleared to give all IV push meds.
Faculty at the school I am teaching at now have mixed opinions. Most see it as a danger. the peds instructors want students to given IV push meds -- mostly b/c there isn't much else to do in that clinical.
We don't even have a check off for this skill. What are other schools doing and what is your rationale for that decision? Has anyone had any horror stories with IV push meds and students?
Our schools in NJ did not allow any IV push's to be given, yet PA they were allowed. Now I am a nurse and I have never done IVP drugs. Nice Learning Huh?
Specializes in OB, NICU, Nursing Education (academic).
Our schools in NJ did not allow any IV push's to be given, yet PA they were allowed. Now I am a nurse and I have never done IVP drugs. Nice Learning Huh?
Wow....I rest my case. This is a perfect example of what happens when students are not allowed to practice "hands on" while in their nursing program!
Be sure and let your school of nursing know how much you appreciate their "hands off" attitude when you get your alumni survey (if they send one out....we do) someday!
Good luck, and on an optimistic note.....IVP is not a difficult skill. You need to know your drug, whether it must be diluted, and the proper infusion rate (available in most nursing drug references) before giving. Hopefully, you have a preceptor at your place of employment who will be glad to supervise you until you are comfortable.
Our school does not have a check off for IV pushes, however...
1. Instructor must be present when meds are drawn up. The student calculates, she verifies, then you draw.
2. Instructor must be present at administration to double check against the MAR and to make sure is nothing else in the chart or anything "special" about the administration of the med (slow infusion, etc).
3. We start meds our second semester.
4. We take our medicinal calculations test at the beginning of our second semester, and at the begining of the exam, the student drug administration policy was gone over, we got a copy of it and signed it. Any deviation from the policy was grounds for dismissal from the program.
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Our schools in NJ did not allow any IV push's to be given, yet PA they were allowed. Now I am a nurse and I have never done IVP drugs. Nice Learning Huh?