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Some facilities will provide education and others will have you take certification class (or expect you to take one within a certain amount of time). My facility is long-term, but with rehab & acute services. I was hired as a new RN on their acute care unit with no previous IV certification (nothing other than the basics taught in nursing school, which did not include starting IVs). Education is provided to me during orientation. I would ask the facility if education is provided or if they expect you to have certification. If so you can Google certification classes in your area.
An IV Therapy Certification would be the CRNI, Certified Registered Nurse Infusion, the only nationally accredited infusion therapy certification.
I am willing to bet the "IV therapry certification" actually refers to an IV therapy certificate that a LPN/LVN would receive to allow them to perform IV therapy procedures. RNs are typically inherently allowed to perform IV therapy procedures without further education or a certificate.
Asystole BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Wokini1
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Hi.
I'm a new RN and found a job posting for LTC. The listing is for LPN or RN and the job qualifications list BLS and IV Therapy certification. Do you know how I can find out where I can get IV Therapy certified?
Thank you :-)