Courses
Course Overview
Cost: $350
The IV Therapy Certification and Blood Withdrawal course is designed to prepare Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to start and superimpose intravenous fluids through primary or secondary infusion lines and perform blood withdrawal.
Students receive instruction in IV therapy and blood withdrawal procedures, including infection control, venipuncture devices and sites, intravenous fluids, equipment selection, fluid flow regulation, patient observation, safety precautions, and potential complications.
What You’ll Learn
Build the practical skills needed to provide safe, compassionate care to patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
Students must successfully complete 4 blood withdrawals, 3 IV starts, and all required laboratory practices to receive their certificate.
Accreditation
The IV Therapy Certification with Blood Withdrawal for Licensed Vocational Nurses course is approved by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT. In addition, High Desert Medical College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) and licensed by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).
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Questions?
Here are a few things everyone asks. If you don’t see your question, reach out to see whether our IV Therapy Certification with Blood Withdrawal for LVNs course is right for you.
The course is designed for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) who want to develop the skills needed to perform IV therapy and blood withdrawal. Training covers IV fluid administration, venipuncture, blood withdrawal, patient monitoring, infection control, safety, and related procedures.
HDMC’s IV Therapy Certification and Blood Withdrawal course is 36 hours and is completed in person on campus.
Students are required to participate in laboratory practice and successfully complete four blood withdrawals and three IV starts. A certificate will not be issued until all required laboratory practices have been successfully completed.
Students who successfully complete the course receive 36 CE contact hours.
Yes. The course is approved by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT).