IV Skills Lab, live on Zoom


Dear Reader,

Starting an IV is not optional in this work. And yet most of us left school having watched it far more than we'd done it.

This lab is built to close that gap.

On August 27, I'm hosting a live, small-group IV Skills Lab — 90 minutes on Zoom where you'll watch venipuncture demonstrated in real time, then practice it yourself, with live feedback. Hands moving, technique corrected in the moment.

Here's what we're covering:

  • IV equipment — catheters, tubing, extension sets, what's actually in a start kit and what everything is for
  • Venipuncture technique, demonstrated live
  • Live practice with real-time feedback in a small group setting
  • Fluid dynamics and drip rates
  • The four clinical risks of isotonic IV fluids every midwife needs to know before reaching for that bag
  • Basic troubleshooting — infiltration, occlusion, no blood return, what to check when something isn't working

This session is capped to keep it a real small-group lab, and your registration includes the recording in case you miss the LIVE session (#midwifeproblems) PLUS a certificate of completion.

Early bird pricing closes August 9.
$99 now. $119 after.

August 27 | 8pm EST | Live on Zoom | 90 minutes

See you there.

— Augustine

Midwifery Wisdom Collective

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