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MAN! as students we don't get to start IV's on real people at all! They only show us in the lab on the "sim-man" mannequin.
There are a lot of things we "don't get to do as students" like IV's and even checking a blood sugar! Then, when we graduate it's gonna be like "go do this" and we are all gonna be like "how...........?"
Duh.
I feel the same as all of you ..we cant start IVs on patients till we graduate
In the defense of the program, 2 people in my class stuck themselves giving a simulated IM/SQ shot to a rubber bag
With that said, its no wonder why they wont let us practice on humans
want to know the kicker? one of the students that stuck themselves is a phlebotomist
I think the reason behind not really teaching us is that most hospitals have their own system and training for it anyway - they're going to train us out of whatever we learn here, and into whatever they want done - so our programs aren't really going to be able to do anything but give us a glossed over basic idea of it anyway.
That's the impression my instructors have given me, anyhow.
VampRN
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hello all. this is my second semester in clinicals and i will be taking med surg 2 and peds. i was wondering if anyone could tell me when we start learning how to start iv's...
thanks a lot!