IV Therapy Education

Course overview

This 28-hour IV Therapy Education Program (quite often referred to as IV Certification) is designed to provide all RN's and Post-Graduate RN Students with a basic knowledge of IV therapy practice. NOTE: This is an ONLINE ONLY course and does NOT meet the FBON 30-hour education requirement for LPN's. Content will include: Current Standards of Practice, Venous Access Device Review (includes 4-hours of central line education), Venipuncture Techniques, I.V. Medication Administration & Fluid Management, A Review of Nutritional Solutions, Management of Difficult Insertions, Legal Aspects Related to I.V. Therapy, and Vascular Access Protocols. The program includes a video presentation given by Kay Coulter, CRNI, VA-BC; a video of a live peripheral IV catheter insertion demonstration and videos of 2 live implanted venous port access (and de-access) demonstrations; a downloadable IV Therapy Education workbook (100+ pages); and a post test following each chapter.