The Intravenous Therapy & Blood Withdrawal course provides the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with the necessary training that is required to start and superimpose intravenous fluids and perform blood withdrawal. All students must have a current Vocational Nurse License in order to participate in this class.
The course includes 36 hours of instruction (27 hours of theory and 9 hours of clinical). Each student will be required to successfully complete a minimum number of venipunctures/arterial punctures and skin punctures on live subjects. Completion of a written examination is also required. Program cost is $250.00 plus the $40.00 certificate fee that will be paid to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT).