Question:
Dear Donna,
I have completed my LPN program and am waiting to take my boards. I am searching for an IV therapy course to take. Do you have any suggestions as to where I should look, and how I can tell if a program is recognized in my state?
Wants to be Certified
Dear Donna,
I have completed my LPN program and am waiting to take my boards. I am searching for an IV therapy course to take. Do you have any suggestions as to where I should look, and how I can tell if a program is recognized in my state?
Wants to be Certified
Dear Donna replies:
Dear Wants to be Certified,
IV certification courses outside of a hospital (where they usually are just for employees) are getting harder and harder to find. You don't mention where you live, but I am happy to tell you that Nurse.com is offering a course in New Jersey (near New York City and Philadelphia). Find out more at http://nursing-ce-iv-nov12-2012-nj.eventbrite.com.
If you are not in that area and cannot travel, contact your statechapter of the American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org), whether or not you’re a member or your local chapter of the Infusion Nurses Society(www.ins1.org) to inquire about courses.
To find out whether a program is recognized in your state, you can contact the organization offering the certification. For the Nurse.com course, you can call the Continuing Education department at 800-866-0919. For other courses, you would have to contact the entity (school, board of nursing, employer) that requires it.
Best wishes,
Donna
Dear Wants to be Certified,
IV certification courses outside of a hospital (where they usually are just for employees) are getting harder and harder to find. You don't mention where you live, but I am happy to tell you that Nurse.com is offering a course in New Jersey (near New York City and Philadelphia). Find out more at http://nursing-ce-iv-nov12-2012-nj.eventbrite.com.
If you are not in that area and cannot travel, contact your statechapter of the American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org), whether or not you’re a member or your local chapter of the Infusion Nurses Society(www.ins1.org) to inquire about courses.
To find out whether a program is recognized in your state, you can contact the organization offering the certification. For the Nurse.com course, you can call the Continuing Education department at 800-866-0919. For other courses, you would have to contact the entity (school, board of nursing, employer) that requires it.
Best wishes,
Donna
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