IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal
A 36-hour IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal course — classroom instruction plus supervised live IV starts and blood draws on real people, not just task trainers. It meets the California BVNPT requirement for LVNs adding IV therapy and blood withdrawal to their scope; other boards set their own rules, so confirm yours accepts it before enrolling.
- 36 hours of hands-on instruction
- Supervised live IV starts and blood draws
- Meets the California BVNPT requirement for LVNs
Secure checkout by Stripe · Purchase recorded to your account
Approval and scope vary by state board (BVNPT in California). Confirm your board accepts this course before enrolling.
Course details
- Format
- In person, instructor-led — classroom theory plus supervised hands-on practice with live sticks.
- Class length
- 36 hours, scheduled across multiple sessions.
- Scheduling
- We email you the available class dates after checkout and confirm your seat.
- You leave with
- A course completion certificate for IV therapy and blood withdrawal, to submit to your board under its current process.
What the course covers
Taught to the current State nursing board approved course structure.
Classroom
- Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base basics behind IV therapy
- Indications for IV therapy, and the solutions in common use
- Equipment, catheter selection and site selection
- Aseptic technique and infection prevention
- Complications — infiltration, phlebitis, extravasation, air embolism — and how to respond
- Documentation, and the scope-of-practice limits your license sets
Supervised skills
- Peripheral IV insertion, securement and discontinuation
- Venipuncture for blood withdrawal and specimen collection
- Order of draw, labelling and specimen handling
- Live sticks under direct instructor supervision
Who books this course
- California LVNs adding IV therapy and blood withdrawal to their scope of practice
- LVNs/LPNs whose employer or state board requires a certified IV and venipuncture course
- Nurses who need documented, supervised venipuncture competency
Before you enrol
- A current LVN/LPN license, or the license your state board requires for this certification.
- Confirmation that your own board accepts this course — approval and scope vary by state (BVNPT in California).
Included — and what isn’t
Stated plainly, so nothing is a surprise after you pay.
Included in the fee
- 36 hours of instruction — theory plus supervised hands-on practice
- Supervised live IV starts and blood draws
- All supplies and equipment for the skills sessions
- Written and hands-on skills evaluation
- Your course completion certificate
- The purchase recorded to your PASS account, so your enrollment is tracked
Not included
- Any fee your board charges to add the certification to your license.
- License renewal, or out-of-state board approval.
- CE / contact hours are not assumed — ask us before enrolling if your board requires them.
Bring to class
- Photo ID
- Your nursing license
- Clothes and closed-toe shoes you can work in
IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal questions
Will my state board accept this course?
It is approved for the California BVNPT requirement for LVNs. Approval and scope vary by state board, so confirm with yours before enrolling — that is a five-minute call that saves a wasted enrollment.
Do I actually start IVs on people?
Yes. The course includes supervised live IV starts and blood draws, under direct instructor supervision, in addition to practice on task trainers. Hands-on practice is the point of the 36 hours.
What do I submit to my board?
Your course completion certificate, following your board’s current process. We issue the completion; the board records the certification on your license.
Does this certification expire?
It does not lapse on a two-year cycle the way an AHA card does, but your employer may require periodic competency validation, and board requirements do change — confirm the current rule with your board rather than assuming.
How do I pick my class dates?
Checkout reserves your enrollment, not a specific date. We email you the available dates right after purchase and confirm your seat.
Enrol in IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal
Checkout reserves your enrollment — we email you the available dates and confirm your seat.
No credit card required · No subscription, no auto-renew