What license or certificate do I need to insert and give I.V. Drugs?

[heronurse]

Do I need a certificate or license to insert and give Iv drugs? If I enroll in a class what do I need to look for to check if the class or trainer center is official?

I'm a new grad and I'm going to start my orientation soon, I got bothered by this thought.

Thanks!

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

New grad of what? Licensed practical or vocational nurse? Registered nurse? What country or state are you in? What kind of drugs? Some drugs require special certifications. Chemo requires certain drugs.

Some states do not let LPNs push certain drugs or initiate the first antibiotic.

[heronurse]

Sorry RN, state of New Jersey.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

Usually any RN can insert an IV. I don't think there are specific rules. How good you are depends on how often you get to do it. As for drugs, there are rules regarding certain drugs. Usually chemo drugs require special training and training by two RNs. In my state, certain drugs such as propofol via IV push requires the MD or advance practice provider to push it.

[heronurse]

So i dont need any class to attend to insert and IV?

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

So i dont need any class to attend to insert and IV?

Nope, your nursing license lets you do that.

[I.C.UNurse]

I'm confused, you are a RN coming off orientation and you have not done any IV's? What about nursing school? And to give medications? You need an order to do that unless you become an advanced practice nurse (i.e. CRNA, DNP). You seem very puzzled about what is basic knowledge for a registered nurse, make sure if you are not ready to come off orientation you request more time.

[heronurse]

No im going to orientation. Sorry Im a foreign grad and where I came from, we need to attend a 2 day class to get and IV certification that let us do insertion of IV.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

I'm confused, you are a RN coming off orientation and you have not done any IV's? What about nursing school? And to give medications? You need an order to do that unless you become an advanced practice nurse (i.e. CRNA, DNP). You seem very puzzled about what is basic knowledge for a registered nurse, make sure if you are not ready to come off orientation you request more time.

Well, I assumed that "give" medications meant with an order. Even with an order, certain meds cannot be pushed by an RN in some states like the propofol example. Chemo drugs in my area require a chemo certified RN.

If you did not have IV therapy education, you may need to take a class. You may want to ask your board about it. They do have IV classes in my state for LPNs. Hospital training may be enough.

[heronurse]

Of course meds with orders. Like i said from where i came from, we need to be certified to do all these things. An IVT class, just like any other bls, acls. I did this in my clinical rotations during nursing school so I'm confident I can do this

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

In the us only lvns are required to take an iv cert class. RNs are not required anything other than their nursing license and cpr cards for jobs.

If you are comfortable with iv insertion and med administration than no need for a class.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Your facility may require specific training or a class for IV insertion but the state does not. I had to take something during orientation and then do 3 sticks with a preceptor.

As far as IV med administration, chemotherapy and conscious sedation required special classes/certs. There may have been others but those were the only ones relevant to my floor so the only ones I took.