Los Angeles Career College is proud to offer IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal classes to RNs & LVNs. This course presents all the core skills needed for the healthcare practitioners to become familiar with intravenous therapy.
IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal Classes
Course Fee: $285
- Stress-Free Learning
- Comfortable Modern Classroom
- CEs Available
- BVNPT Approved!
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Course Description
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal is a 3-day, 36-hour course. The lecture portion and the skills portion will be completed in class.
- Day 1: IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal lectures, videos, and exam
- Day 2: Skills training
- Day 3: Skills training
To pass, students will need to demonstrate IV insertion and Blood Withdrawal successfully. Students will practice inserting IV and drawing blood on one another. Students who, for whatever reason, you would prefer not to have these procedures performed upon them, can bring someone with them for the clinical portion of the course.
Course Content
- Preparing the patient psychologically
- Explaining the rationale for blood withdrawal 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 venipuncture \ blood withdrawal
- Preparing the site in a manner which reduces the chance of infection
- Performing venipunctures utilizing direct or indirect method
- Performing blood withdrawal utilizing skin puncture (vacutainer, butterfly, syringe), or venipuncture
- Dressing site according to policy
- Securing and immobilizing device appropriately and safely
- Regulating flow rate and fluid accurately
Course Fee: $285
- Stress-Free Learning
- Comfortable Modern Classroom
- CEs Available
- BVNPT Approved
Choose one of the classes below to enroll
Load More
Course Description
IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal is a 3-day, 36-hour course. The lecture and skills portion will be completed in class.
- Day 1: Therapy and Blood Withdrawal lectures, videos, and exam
- Day 2: Skills training
- Day 3: Skills training
To pass, students will need to demonstrate IV insertion and Blood Withdrawal successfully. Students will practice inserting IV and drawing blood on one another. Students who, for whatever reason, you would prefer not to have these procedures performed upon them, can bring someone with them for the clinical portion of the course.
This IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal course will be conducted by trauma RNs, Doctors and Paramedics, who bring with them a high level of real life experiences. Through communicating with professionals students will learn shortcuts and best practices. In order to pass the exam, students need to demonstrate a successful IV Insertion and Blood Withdrawals. On the third day students will practice inserting IV’s and drawing blood on each other. This course is a great opportunity for newly graduated and existing LVN’s to improve their skills and knowledge in IV therapy and blood Withdrawal in a stress-free environment.
Course Content
- Preparing the patient psychologically
- Explaining the rationale for blood withdrawal 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 which reduces the chance of infection
- Performing venipunctures utilizing 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 device appropriately and safely
- Regulating flow rate and fluid accurately
- Documenting on medical record