Author : Lena Empyema
Publisher : Lena Empyema
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
IV Start Guide for Students & New Nurses: 5 Steps to Increase Competence & Confidence by Lena Empyema Pdf
In this book, you’ll find everything you need to know for successful intravenous access on a variety of patients, including in-depth explanations of common terminology and lingo common in the clinical setting, anecdotal stories, step-by-step outlines, in-depth narratives, guidelines to troubleshooting common problems associated with IV initiation, and more. 5 Steps to Mastery Between the front and back cover of this resource guide, there are five main concepts I’ll explain as if you were my student or orientee, having a conversation with me face-to-face. 1. Learn both the medical terminology and the slang. Knowing what the medical lingo means will help you absorb the most information from the anecdotes, and also sets you up for success to communicate in a professional manner in the clinical setting as a student or nurse. 2. Review the anecdotes where the IV insertion attempt is unsuccessful. This portion of the book mirrors the experience you would receive in a clinical setting if you were shadowing a nurse.Pay attention to what went wrong (explained after each anecdote) so that you know where to focus your attention when we discuss intravenous insertion in a more in-depth manner thereafter. 3. Learn about peripheral IV initiation, written as if I’m having a conversation with you face-to-face. There are plenty of textbook-style descriptions out there. I wrote in the same style I teach my students and orientees on a one-on-one basis so that you can read to retain, not just read to memorize. 4. Revisit the anecdotes and correct the problems that led to an unsuccessful IV initiation along with me. Troubleshooting along with me and thinking through how to manage certain scenarios differently to achieve a positive outcome will ingrain itself into your subconscious better than simply reading a textbook version of IV insertion, and will allow you to draw back on these hypothetical situations when you are faced with similar obstacles in the real world clinical setting. 5. Visualize your own success and apply it to the real world. When an endless supply of real people on whom to practice IV skills is not available, how do you start to build your skills? Reading this book with its conversational formatting will help you start to visualize patient care scenarios. Once you have established a mental skill set and the process is starting to become second nature, taking time to visualize an IV start from the beginning to the end will help you when you find yourself starting your first few dozen IVs in the clinical setting.