Qustion.. IV Certification

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Ok I should be getting my LPN license in the mail soon. The question I have is. I want to have my IV certification, but I have worked in EMS for 8 years, as an intermediate, where I did start IV"S. PLus I took IV therapy in Nusing school (I took RN classes but failed last class) so I passed that class, will this be sufficiant or do I need to go to another class? I also started many ivs in nursing school..

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I dont know, but I think you have to have an actual certificate stating that you have demonstrated iv skills. My previous employer paid for a course for me to get certified. With that said though no other employer since then has asked for proof of this, I just told them I am certified.

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Depending on where you are located, the license would have something on it to indicate that you are IV certified. Mine does in OH after I took an IV cert course.

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Licensed as an LPN/LVN, you are required to be IV certified. After passing a separate IV cert course, my state annotates the nursing license.

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Specializes in LTC Family Practice.

What state are you in, some like GA don't require additional IV cert.

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Specializes in Long term care.
What state are you in, some like GA don't require additional IV cert.

anyone know where you can go to get IV certification in New York State?

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