IV Therapy Certification??

[Wokini1]

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 :-)

[workingmama77, BSN]

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.

[Amandalee2010]

Im in Ohio, and LPN are not trained how to do IVs is school. They need extra certification before they can do anything with ivs. Shouldn't you be ok if you are an RN? You are taught how to do IVS in school

[Wokini1]

Thank you. I was taught how to start IVs, but didn't know if this was some sort of extended education in that area. Perhaps the IV Therapy certification was in reference to an LPN applicant.

[fairyluv]

In my state, we get IV certified in school. So by the time we grad we are already IV cert.

[Asystole RN]

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

[fairyluv]

my certificate actually says certificate of training in IV therapy. I guess which basically means, i can start a peripheral IV and start certain meds. But there are still some that the RN has to do that I can't.