This 48-hour course is designed to prepare the student for clients who require intravenous fluid therapy. This course meets the Kansas requirements for nurses seeking certification in IV therapy.

During this course, you will review basic physiology of the circulatory system and learn principles of site selection for veins appropriate to assess for IV therapy. A pharmacology review will include action, interaction, breakdown and allergic responses to medications commonly administered via the intravenous route.

Equipment and supplies routinely used to initiate and administer IV therapy will be used in instruction. Principles of infection control, correct legal documentation and calculation of infusion rates will be taught.

You will use the laboratory setting to demonstrate the basic skills of initiating intravenous therapy along with a clinical session in a hospital setting. Upon completion of clinical requirements, a written comprehensive examination must be completed to earn IV therapy certification.

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