Venipuncture IV Training Course And Phlebotomy Practice Kit

• The venipuncture kit includes real medical instruments you will need to practice the 30 step-by-step practical projects. The course explains the art and science of phlebotomy, setting up an IV-line, & related skills. Most importantly, the Venipuncture Trainer & Phlebotomy Kit gives students the opportunity to practice these skills before entering a clinical setting.
• The illustrated hands-on course is available online.
• Take the IV kit with you wherever you go – It’s lightweight, mobile, & the perfect resource for all venipuncture and IV skills training & workshops.

On completion of the phlebotomy and IV skills course, students should have gained:

The following skills:

• Collecting capillary blood
• Drawing venous blood (various techniques)
• Drawing arterial blood
• Giving a subcutaneous injection
• Giving an intramuscular injection
• You will receive basic information regarding other specimens (excluding blood) received by the medical technology lab (e.g. urine, sputum, & pus)
• You will understand how to deal with common and uncommon complications of venipuncture

An understanding of:

• The importance of taking a medical history before performing any invasive procedures
• The importance of adhering to basic principles of sterility & asepsis
• The items used to perform a venipuncture procedure & putting up an IV line
• The basic principles of venipuncture
• The basic principles of putting up an IV line
• Various techniques of drawing venous, arterial, & capillary blood.
• Various types of injections (e.g. local & regional anesthetic injections)

Course Material

• Online access to the course (Interactive eBook format – videos inside)
• The Venipuncture Ebook

Basic Phlebotomy Mini Arm

• A simple, but effective, Venipuncture Trainer is included.
• Lumen stoppers/connectors

Syringes

• Syringe 0.5ml (pre-assembled with 30G needle)
• Syringe 5ml
• Syringe 10 ml

Needles

• Syringe needles 22 Gauge
• Syringe needles 20 Gauge
• Syringe needles 18 Gauge
• Safety needles 21 Gauge – engineered to minimize real-time risk

IV Related

• Catheter – device for transferring IV fluid and medication into a vein
• IV catheter 22 Gauge
• IV catheter 20 Gauge
• Butterflies – flexible tube with winged needle for injections
• Small IV fluid package (100 ml saline or dextrose). IV Projects: use the clear IV fluid. Phlebotomy projects: make fake blood by adding red food colorant (not supplied in the kit).
• IV Lines – IV tubing for conducting IV fluid from IV bag to trainer
• IV line – adult
• IV line – child

Vials & Vacuum Tubes

• Vials – to demonstrate how to open and draw up fluid from glass or plastic
• Glass vial – 10ml saline or sterile water
• Plastic vial – 10ml normal saline or sterile water
• Vacuum container hub (regular) – dedicated phlebotomy device for holding vacuum tubes
• Vacuum container needles (regular) –dedicated needles connect to a vacuum container hub
• Plain vacuum tubes – Color-coded vacuum tubes for collecting blood
• Vacuum container hub

Lancets

• Lancets – for piercing the skin to sample capillary blood
• Lancets – safety
• Lancets – regular

Tourniquets

• Tourniquets – Reduce or stop venous return, to engorge veins
• Tourniquet (re-usable)
• Tourniquet (disposable)
• Tegaderm™ or equivalent – dressing often used after setting up IV

Additional Items

• Ruler
• One skin marker pen – for marking venous or arterial anatomy
• Alcohol prep swabs – to aseptically prepare the skin for procedures
• Clean gauze squares – used for cleaning or as a dry dressing
• Cotton swabs – used for cleaning or as a dry dressing
• Roll of strapping – to secure, e.g., dressings or IV tubes
• Work surface cover – clean, waterproof cover for procedures
• Gloves (non-latex) – use to prevent cross infection
• Sharps waste container – to safely dispose of potentially hazardous items and materials
• Lab requisition forms –for requesting blood tests or other laboratory tests
• Various forms and illustrations – use while studying the course material

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