VOCN48 — Intravenous Therapy
<b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> Limitation on Enrollment: Licensed as a Vocational Nurse (required by section 2860.5 of the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians) or Registered Nurse. This short-term course is designed to prepare nurses to start and superimpose intravenous fluid and perform blood withdrawal as ordered by the physician. The course will cover psychological preparation of the patient, selection of equipment, aseptic technique, relevant anatomy and physiology, pharmacology of intravenous solutions, and administering blood components. Students will perform simulated and actual intravenous catheterization and blood withdrawals.