This Intravenous and Phlebotomy Therapy CME course presents all the core skills needed for healthcare practitioners to become familiar with intravenous and phlebotomy therapy. It discusses the fundamental principles and competencies required to begin, maintain, and discontinue intravenous & phlebotomy therapy.

This course can be divided into two parts: intravenous therapy and phlebotomy therapy. The intravenous therapy course aims to prepare practitioners for the safe and effective administration of medications/fluids via the intravenous route. While the phlebotomy therapy course prepares healthcare practitioners for use of venipuncture techniques to obtain patient specimens.

IV THERAPY

Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:

• Discuss the knowledge of current evidence-based information on the advancement of IV Therapy and venous access devices including their advantages, risks, types, and care and maintenance.
• Differentiate intravenous complications and delivery methods and properly manage patients receiving IV therapy.

PHLEBOTOMY THERAPY

Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:

• Understand the steps recommended for safe phlebotomy
• Explain and demonstrate the accepted principles for blood drawing and blood collection
• Describe the background information, practical guidance and illustrations relevant to best practices in phlebotomy.