IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Outline & Course Description
| Course Number | Title | Clock Hours | Quarter Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| VN 500 | Intravenous Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification for Licensed Vocational Nurses | 36.0 | 0.0 |
This is a 40-hour course consisting of 30 hours of lecture and nine (10) hours of clinical experience. The course is designed to safely enable the Licensed Vocational Nurse to initiate and maintain intravenous therapy in the clinical setting.
LVNs completing the course will be certified by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technician Examiners to initiate and superimpose intravenous fluids and blood withdrawal.
| Total | 40.0 | 0.0 |
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Fees
The tables below reflect the upcoming future starts only.
| IV THERAPY AND BLOOD WITHDRAWAL COURSE FEES* | COST |
|---|---|
| Seat Reservation Fee (Non-Refundable) | $100.00 |
| Tuition Fee | $350.00 |
| Student Tuition Recovery Fund (Non-Refundable) | $0.00 |
| TOTAL COURSE COST | $450.00 |
Textbooks are loaned to the student by The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy. If the textbook is not returned in usable condition, the student will be responsible for the $125.00 cost. Certificates will not be released until all financial obligations with the school have been met.
Registration for the IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course
Before registration, applicants must meet the following admission criteria:
- Provide valid photo identification.
- Provide proof of one of the following:
- A current and valid California LVN license.
- Senior standing in a CA VN Program with successful completion of Module IV.
- A graduate of a California Vocational Nurse program.
- Interim Permit status for California LVN licensure.
- Licensed RN (CA state).
- A licensed physician (CA state).
A LVN student may complete the course but certification paperwork wont be sent to the BVNPT until student has their licensed issued
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Certification
All participants must bring a volunteer to participate in the venipuncture skills check on the final day to complete the clinical portion of the course.
The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy provides two certificates to its IV Therapy / Blood Withdrawal Program graduates: A Course Completion Certificate and a Continuing Education Certificate. Please see below for more details regarding certificate applicability.
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Completion Certificate
For Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs)
After course completion, the LVN who completes the course will receive a certificate of completion. The certificate will include the course title, completion date, licensee’s name, address, telephone number, license number, and provider code.
The licensee is advised to retain the certificate in a secure location. After completing the course, a copy of the certificate will be submitted to the Board, and the licensee will be listed as certified in intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal.
Non-Licensed
Seniors in good academic standing may also complete the course; however, they must abide by the following requirement set forth by BVNPT (please see Certification for LVNs Provider Guidelines California Code of Regulations, Section G. Reminders point 9). Should licensure be obtained after course completion, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the provider upon receipt of licensure and request submission of the required certificate to the Board.
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Continuing Education Certificate
RNs, Licensed Physicians
These students complete the IV/BW course provided by The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy as a Continuing Education course and should receive Continuing Education Certificates only, including The Life Saving Professionals continuing education course approval number.
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Certification Information
To complete the course’s clinical portion, all participants must bring a volunteer to participate in the venipuncture skills check on the course’s final day. The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy provides two certificates to its IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course graduates: course completion and continuing education certificates.
Please see below for more details regarding certificate applicability.
Course Completion Certificate
LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES (LVNS)
Upon course completion, the LVN who completes the course will receive a certificate of completion. The certificate will include the course title, completion date, licensee’s name, address, telephone number, license number, and provider code issued by the Board.
The licensee is advised to retain the certificate in a secure location. After completing the course, a copy of the certificate will be submitted to the Board. The licensee will be listed as certified in intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal.
NON-LICENSED
Seniors in good academic standing may also complete the course; however, they must abide by the following requirement set forth by BVNPT (please see Certification for LVNs Provider Guidelines California Code of Regulations, Section G. Reminders point 9).
Should licensure be obtained after course completion, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the provider upon receipt of licensure and request submission of the required certificate to the Board.
Continuing Education Certificate
RNS, LICENSED PHYSICIANS
These students complete the IV/BW course provided by The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy as a Continuing Education course and should receive Continuing Education Certificates only, including The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy continuing education course approval number
About the IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course
Mission
The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy’s mission is to offer quality allied health and nursing programs that integrate professional skills, career-focused education, and hands-on practical experience by empowering students to develop and achieve their personal and career goals.
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Description
The IV course is intended for professionals who need continuing education. The course is designed to safely enable the Licensed Vocational Nurse to initiate and maintain intravenous therapy in a clinical setting.
The course covers IV therapy, arterial puncture, and blood withdrawal. It will prepare students to do the following: recognize complications and reactions, identify the role of IV therapy, differentiate actions, dosages, side effects, nursing implications, and more.
The non-accredited course will bring participants up-to-date knowledge and skills. This is a 36-hour course consisting 3 days of 9 hours of lecture and nine hours of clinical experience. LVNs who complete the course will be certified by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technician Examiners to initiate and superimpose intravenous fluids and blood withdrawal.
The course is three 9-hour days of didactic training on the theory behind intravenous therapy and blood withdrawal practices and principles. It also includes one 9-hour day of clinical practicum in the clinical skills lab setting.
Each student must complete a minimum of three individually supervised successful venipunctures and three individually supervised skin punctures (capillary blood withdrawal) on live human subjects. The standard completion time for this course is one week, excluding any holidays and vacation times.
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Goals and Objectives
- Recognize the role of the Registered Nurse and the Licensed Vocational Nurse in IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal.
- List factors that affect the flow rates of IV solutions.
- Describe the proper use of specific IV therapy, arterial puncture, and blood withdrawal equipment.
- Initiate IV therapy, blood withdrawal, arterial puncture utilizing nursing precautions, or patient safety by:
- Preparing the patient psychologically.
- Explaining the rationale for blood withdrawal, arterial punctures, and venipunctures.
- Differentiating between the types of skin puncture, venipunctures, and arterial devices and their appropriate uses.
- Differentiating between skin puncture, arterial puncture, and venipunctures.
- Distinguishing between types of intravenous solutions and their appropriateness.
- Preparing equipment properly and aseptically.
- Selecting and correctly preparing the most appropriate vein for venipunctures, blood withdrawal, or arterial puncture.
- Preparing the site in a manner that reduces the chance of infection.
- Performing venipunctures utilizing the direct or indirect method.
- Performing blood withdrawal utilizing skin puncture (vacutainer, butterfly, syringe), arterial puncture, or venipunctures.
- Dressing site according to policy.
- Securing and immobilizing devices appropriately and safely.
- Regulating the flow rate and fluid accurately.
- Documenting medical records.
- Recognize complications related to blood withdrawal, arterial punctures, and venipunctures.
- Recognize local and systemic reactions related to intravenous therapy.
- List the nursing measures taken to reduce local and systemic reactions.
- Note five reasons to discontinue and restart IV devices.
- Detail the cause and differentiate clinical symptoms of electrolyte imbalances.
- Identify the role of IV therapy and pH balance.
- List the causes of pH imbalances.
- Differentiate actions, dosages, side effects, and nursing implications of specified intravenous solutions.
- Correlate the IV fluid container label with the solution’s name, as commonly ordered.
- List the usual components of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).
- Identify nursing precautions relating to TPN.
- Recognize safety techniques utilized in blood transfusions.
- Recognize types of transfusion reactions.
- List nursing actions that are taken when a blood transfusion occurs.
- Examine the differences between techniques used in adult and pediatric IV therapy.
- Discuss situations related to IV therapy and its legal implications.
- Describe appropriate ways of minimizing legal risks in IV therapy and blood withdrawal practice.
- Identify the safety precautions regarding administering IV fluids, withdrawing blood, and testing adequate circulation about the arterial puncture site.
Class schedules are subject to change The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy might cancel the upcoming course schedule if the minimum enrollment of 15 students is not met within one week of the proposed start date. Students who opt not to register for the following course schedule will be subject to The Life Saving Professionals Training Academy’ Continuing Education Courses Refund Policy.
Participants must bring a volunteer to participate in the venipuncture skills check to complete the course’s clinical portion on the final day.
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the structure and function of veins.
- Identify the names and the locations of the veins most suitable for phlebotomy and cannulation/venipuncture.
- Assemble equipment and supplies needed to collect blood and cannulation/venipuncture and discuss the correct use.
- Demonstrate the steps in performing blood collection and cannulation/venipuncture procedures.
- Assess the techniques and equipment used to minimize biohazard exposure in blood collection and cannulation/venipuncture.
- Evaluate procedural blood collection and cannulation/venipuncture errors and discuss remedies for each.
- Differentiate complications associated with blood collection and cannulation/venipuncture and their effect on the quality of laboratory results.