IV therapy & Blood withdrawal Certification for VN’s/LVN’s
3 days Course, Hybrid course.
The Intravenous therapy (IV) therapy/ blood withdrawal course consists of 36 hours, 26 of which are of lecture and nine hours of which are clinical with hands on experience. This course is designed for vocational nurses, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, psychiatric technicians, medical assistants, and phlebotomists. At the end of this course, students will have the necessary skills to initiate intravenous therapy, administer IV fluids and withdraw blood. If you are looking for a one day refresher for healthcare providers or previously licensed LVN’s/VN’s, click HERE.
Course Description:
The IV therapy course is designed to empower licensed nurses and other healthcare providers in initiating IV’s, administering fluids thru a primary or secondary line as well as the post insertion care, complications and monitoring related to IV therapy. Upon completion, all LVN students will be eligible for certification. Please note that for certification (LVN and VN students) must perform three successful supervised venipunctures and three successful capillary blood withdrawals on live subjects. Initial practice will occur on a manican. Students may practice on other students or bring a proxy for practice.
Prerequisite:
Individuals must be healthcare providers or LVN’s/VN’s. Please note students must be a LVN/VN student to be eligible for the 36 hours Continuing Education (CE) hours. All others will get a certificate of completion only.
Course Content:
24 hours of theory, 6 hours of clinicals.
- Introduction to IV therapy
- Indications for therapy
- Types of Venipuncture devices
- IV fluids
- Vein Selection
- Order/Precautions
- Psychological Preparation for insertion
- Universal Precautions for Infection Control
- Preparation & Supplies
- Procedure
- Post Insertion Monitoring
- Local Reactions
- Systemic Reactions
Blood Withdrawal:
Course Content: 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of clinicals:
- Indications
- Devices
- Site Selection
- Psychological Prep of Patient
- Universal Precautions of Infection Control
- Procedure
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s):
IV Therapy and blood withdrawal courses are available to other health care staff, however, Please note that other health care staff are not required to perform the three successful venipuncture slash skin punctures on live subjects. This is optional. Please note that a certificate of completion will be issued but in the event that the participant does not participate in the venipunctures a certificate of observation would be issued. Please note CE units are not offered for students who are not LVN’s/VN’s.
Absolutely! Once you do pass your NCLEX and become licensed, we will forward documentation to the BVNPT to link to your LVN license.
No, participants must complete all 36 hours and demonstrate 3 successful IV attempts/ blood withdrawals on live subjects to be issued a certificate of completion.
Upcoming class:
Please click here to see our upcoming course schedule. If you prefer a class date which is full, provide your information and we will place you on the WAITLIST. If a seat becomes available for that date, you will be contacted. Please note, there is no charge to be placed on the waitlist.
Click here to view our upcoming courses and to register! All course material and supplies included in course fee!
Pricing:
$350.00 Hybrid Course.
Coarse material:
All course material required for this program including pamphlet and supplies will be provided in class.
Payments:
-During registration, a deposit is required. Please select “Deposit only” option. Entire amount due before first day of class.
-For Hybrid courses, the entire course amount is due upon registration.
-Group discounts :For groups of 2 or more, each students will receive $25.00 off the entire purchase with promo code “GROUP25”. Entire payment must be made and group discounts will be issued in the form of a refund within 5 business day of course completion.
Refund policy:
Please note that once you have registered, refunds will not be issued on the deposit or course cost unless you have a medical emergency and can provide a doctors note.