Hi! Thanks so much for the suggestion- wish I could help more but have no pediatric expedience or reference to help teach these topics. Let me know if theres some other way to be helpful.
Hi. I'm a new Med Surg RN and I'm struggling with placing IVs, especially since most of the patients on my unit have "difficult" veins (e.g. poked so much, their veins are blown; elderly or edematous patients). Can you pls recommend any really good practical training equipment/kits I can buy to practice? Thanks so much!
Hi! IV's are a hard skill to get a hold on and in my experience- you need to be regularly placing them in order to get better. I started out in an ICU where most patients earned central lines so until I was regularly placing them I struggled. I do not know about any training kits and find that none really replace the true experience. However- some general tips I have is do not look for a good vein- FEEL for a good vein. In other words- you may not see anything but can you feel a bouncy vein? Those always turn out better than anything I can see perfectly. Take every opportunity to practice and try and the more you practice the easier it gets. Half of the battle is the anxiety or fear of failure- if I've learned one thing about -placing IV's in my experience is you are going to get some and others you will not get. Even the nurses that are the best at placing IV's get some and do not get others. See if there is anyone on your unit who is better at them and try to watch and learn from them. There are lots of videos and I'm sure equipment you can watch/buy but nothing replaces the hands on experience. Do not doubt yourself- you can do this!
nice..thanks for this..good job
Thanks so much!
Thi is really helpful, pls do lleccture on cystic fibrosis and pediatric medsurge
Hi! Thanks so much for the suggestion- wish I could help more but have no pediatric expedience or reference to help teach these topics. Let me know if theres some other way to be helpful.
Hi, Thanks so much for the response could you please make lectures on diet related toeach diseases
@@halimaoyenuga8575 under a lot of the diseases I talk about diet - I also have a section on nutrition under med surg unit 4
Thanks for this. Starting complex Monday and I have never started an IV yet 😳😳
@@Namronnnn45 you will do great! It’s less about skills and more about knowing your prioritization for success in complex
Hi. I'm a new Med Surg RN and I'm struggling with placing IVs, especially since most of the patients on my unit have "difficult" veins (e.g. poked so much, their veins are blown; elderly or edematous patients). Can you pls recommend any really good practical training equipment/kits I can buy to practice? Thanks so much!
Hi! IV's are a hard skill to get a hold on and in my experience- you need to be regularly placing them in order to get better. I started out in an ICU where most patients earned central lines so until I was regularly placing them I struggled. I do not know about any training kits and find that none really replace the true experience. However- some general tips I have is do not look for a good vein- FEEL for a good vein. In other words- you may not see anything but can you feel a bouncy vein? Those always turn out better than anything I can see perfectly. Take every opportunity to practice and try and the more you practice the easier it gets. Half of the battle is the anxiety or fear of failure- if I've learned one thing about -placing IV's in my experience is you are going to get some and others you will not get. Even the nurses that are the best at placing IV's get some and do not get others. See if there is anyone on your unit who is better at them and try to watch and learn from them. There are lots of videos and I'm sure equipment you can watch/buy but nothing replaces the hands on experience. Do not doubt yourself- you can do this!
i feel like im back to school ...
@@kemmrthappy2804 exciting right 🤓?