IV Certification

IV therapy is a required and necessary skill set for numerous healthcare providers.

This course is only for healthcare providers. This course is not for the general public. 

This course aims to train nurses, nursing students, and those who insert, maintain, and discontinue IVs in their scope of practice.

This certification course conforms to the National Infusion Society Guidelines and Hospital Consortium IV Course Curriculum.

Note: other non-nursing professionals may take this program if initiating, managing, and discontinuing IVs is within your scope of practice; however, your license/certification must delineate that IV therapy is within your scope of practice.

The course has two modules:

  • Module 1: In-person skills workshop/classroom (approx. 4-6 hours) (duration is based upon group size. Scroll down for schedule)

  • Module 2: Home Study: (Online) Didactic program, including the online final examination (approx. 6-9 hours)

To complete this program and receive your certificate, you must complete both modules above. You must complete the online modules within 90 days of registration; you do not have to complete the modules in the above-stated order. You do not have to complete the online modules before the skills workshop. Access is no longer available once the online modules have been completed. 

Topics:

  • Legal Implications

  • Technology and Clinical Applications

  • Assessment, Initiation, and Maintenance of Peripheral Venous Access

  • Complications and resolution

  • of Infusion Therapy

  • Fluids & Electrolytes

  • Pharmacology

  • Pediatric Infusions

  • Transfusion Therapy

  • Antineoplastic Therapy

  • Infection Control

  • Initiating IVs

  • Discontinuing & Removing IVs

Objectives:  (At the end of this program, the learner will be able to:)

  • List specific measures that will protect against malpractice suits

  • Describe the differences between a vein and an artery

  • List the veins used to deliver peripheral IV therapy in adults and older adults.

  • State the signs, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of nerve damage related to IV therapy

  • Describe the signs, symptoms, causes, treatment, and prevention of hyper/hypovolemia

  • State the causes and treatments of electrolyte imbalances

  • Describe how each solution: isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic, impact the recipient

  • Identify methods of fluid regulation

  • List external factors that can influence the rate of flow

  • Demonstrate the correct calculation of an IV flow rate

  • Identify methods of infection control related to IV therapy

  • State the appropriate peripheral device for the treatment ordered

  • List the three types of peripheral devices

  • List the veins to avoid peripheral access in adult and older adult

  • Identify complications of IV therapy; cause, prevention, and treatment

  • List the components of accurate and complete documentation of IV procedures and complications

  • List the comprehensive assessment criteria for IV therapy in general, hydration, and antibiotic therapies

Audience: RNs, LPNs, Graduate Nurses, Student Nurses, and professionals whose scope of practice permits IV therapy.

Tuition: $400 (includes online didactic, skills lab, and testing); no textbook is required for this course. (No refunds or transfers once payment processed)

What to bring to the in-person skills session: Bring yourself, maybe a smile, and a pen. You may wish to wear old clothes (or old scrubs), as there is a possibility that the dye from the IV equipment could get on you/clothes/possessions, etc. The in-person session is VERY interactive and hands-on (with short demonstrations by the instructor).