IV Certification

How or where does an RN go to get an IV certification course in Colorado?
Google has a number of sites. Here is one.Red Rocks Community College :: Success Your WayYou have to be licensed, have a security check. It's 10 weeks long. I didn't see the cost. The Board of nursing would be you best bet to find an honest provider.

I've heard of IV certification but don't really know anything about it. What is the advantage of having it?

Most places (in Ohio...I can't speak outside of there, really) require you to be IV certified as a nurse, or you aren't really hireable. Most LVN & four year schools include a med and IV course now so that students don't have to take one separately - so, when I got licensed, I was an "LPN M-IV". As RN students, we were expected to do IVs with our LPN license, so it's fairly well assumed that anyone past LPN has it around here.

I can't believe that you come out of schools unable to do IVs without a separate piece of paper.

In my state, IV certification is required for LPN/LVNs who work with IV administration, RNs are expected to have the knowledge and skills from their RN program. RNs take an IV course when they have not worked with IVs or want to brush up on their skills for a new position.

Quote from caliotter3In my state, IV certification is required for LPN/LVNs who work with IV administration, RNs are expected to have the knowledge and skills from their RN program. RNs take an IV course when they have not worked with IVs or want to brush up on their skills for a new position.

I graduate from nursing school 15 years ago and have always worked in clinics where I did not use my IV skill learned in school, therefor I need a refresher course. It's not like I never took the course in school!!

Quote from caliotter3In my state, IV certification is required for LPN/LVNs who work with IV administration, RNs are expected to have the knowledge and skills from their RN program. RNs take an IV course when they have not worked with IVs or want to brush up on their skills for a new position.

Quote from Garnes44I graduate from nursing school 15 years ago and have always worked in clinics where I did not use my IV skill learned in school, therefor I need a refresher course. It's not like I never took the course in school!!