Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits2PrerequisiteGraduate of VN Program, RN, selected X-Ray Technologists, or Paramedic candidates Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis 54-hour, 2 unit class prepares students for initiating and/or maintaining common intravenous (IV) therapies. Nursing assessments, documentation, and special patient care are included. Although focus is on the hospitalized patient, knowledge can easily be transferred to the home health setting. Covers insertion techniques, administration of TPN, blood and blood products, piggybacks, intermittent infusion sets, common IV drugs, growth and development issues related to IV starts, Pediatric start techniques (including special pediatric equipment, site selection and IV administration considerations). The course covers minimum competencies for both Arizona and California IV certification and the regulations and scope of practice rules for both states. 