IV Catheter Placement

Placing IV catheters for learning purposes can be broken up into 2 separate skills 1) placing the catheter into the vein 2) securing the catheter to the patient.  I know this sounds weird as why put in a catheter if you’re not going to secure it? However, we’ve found students seem to do better learning venipuncture and placing catheters as one skill, then adding securing as separate skill once they get venepuncture skill.