LTC - IV and Infusion Classes

Training that fits the way LTC really works

Learn best practices from the specialists who place your lines. Our programs are led by dual board certified CRNI and VA-BC nurses,. Clinical expertise is only half the story. Our curriculum is designed by Alice Cennamo, MSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, a master's-prepared nurse educator, so every course is built on sound teaching principles that help nurses truly understand, retain, and apply what they learn. The result is training that is evidence-based, backed by clinical expertise, and a strong academic foundation.

Learn in IV Bytes, practice on-site
Many of our programs are blended courses. Nurses complete the online portion in IV Bytes, our short, focused sessions that fit easily into downtime on any shift. Then they put it all into practice at an on-site skills session at your facility. What used to be a long, all-day class becomes multiple short on-site sessions scheduled around your nursing shifts, so you never have to pull staff off the floor.

Train new hires and re-certify your team with one subscription
Our facility subscription makes it easy to onboard new nurses as they join and keep existing staff current with ongoing recertification, all without scheduling a class from scratch every time.

Every course carries nursing CE credit, and we're happy to partner with your in-house educator.

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IV Access and Infusion Classes for LTC

INFUSION IV THERAPY ESSENTIALS for LTC
Nurses atttend Evidence-Based Quality Training On a Convenient Schedule

This program is the overall IV infusion certification and annual recertification program that meets Connecticut DPH requirements for LPNs and RNs to administer intravenous (IV) infusion therapy in Connecticut. Connecticut DPH standards for nursing IV infusion training are among the most rigorous, and this means that our program meets many states requirements for nursing administration of IV therapy. However, we do encourage nurses from states outside of Connecticut to check their own state's IV infusion therapy administration education and certification requirements prior to taking the program. In the program nurses learn I.V. infusion therapy and related venous access device care procedures from our IV access and infusion experts. Topics include gravity, volume controlled gravity vs. pump IV administration; saline, and heparin flushing; infusion start and disconnect; primary vs. secondary IV infusions, and central line care and maintenance (see curriculum sample details below).

How it works: Nurses are enrolled into our prerequisite Infusion Therapy Essentials online course by their manager or facility educator, and complete the course materials. In the meantime, we set up an onsite class date with a few times offered for a group training at your facility in Connecticut.

Ideally the online classes are completed prior to attending the on-site class at the facility. We offer subscriptions to facilities for ongoing enrollment of staff in the program, so that new staff can start the program right away, and staff requiring recertification can easily re-certify when needed and not miss deadline mandates. In addition, facilities can opt to offer the program once, and staff will have access to the online programs for one year after enrollment.

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INFUSION THERAPY ESSENTIALS CLASS - CURRICULUM SAMPLE

When, How, and Why

Indications for IV infusion therapy, and common therapies. Descriptions and how to use general equipment and supplies to administer IV infusion therapy fluids and medications.

Anatomy and Physiology

Fluid and electrolyte A&P, and requirements vs. signs and symptoms of imbalance. Benefits and risks of IV infusion therapy, alternatives, adverse events, and side effects.

Devices, Care and Maintenance

Care of: peripheral IV catheters, PICC and other Central Line catheters, Midline catheters, and implanted Ports. Procedures: flushing, changes of dressings, extensions, and caps.

Intravenous Fluids

Indications for the types of intravenous fluids, detection and management of fluid and electrolyte imbalance, organ function, and nursing care plan considerations.

Antibiotics / Anti-Infectives

Therapeutic ranges, stability, and mixing of common antibiotic/ anti-infective medications. Expected outcomes, including lab results, and assessing effectiveness vs. adverse effects of therapy.

Additional Therapies

Indications for diuretics, steroid therapy and the the expected effects, nursing assessment, and management of adverse effects of these therapies as well as other commonly administered therapies in LTC.

IV Access and Infusion Classes for LTC

IV Insertion Class
6 CEs total, set up to 3 sessions/ Day

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Class Features: Learn tips from the pros of IV access. Our instructors that lead the programs are more than educators. They are IV and infusion experts, they all have extensive IV team experience, and most are nationally board certified in vascular access VA-BCs, or are infusion experts CRNIs, or both! Click the links: to learn about CRNI and VA-BC certifications.

Call us for your training needs! Nurses in this program get to learn & demonstrate best practice according to national Infusion Nursing (INS) standards and Association of Vascular Access (AVA) guidelines.

Including:

- Consent, legal issues

-Locating the best veins for IV access

- visually, palpation, use of visualization technologies

-Identify & promote vein patency

-Techniques for Insertion of short peripheral IV catheters

-Patient assessment

-Identifying infusions suitable to infuse peripherally

IV Push Medication Training
Online Class - 4 CEs

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This class focuses on the administration of medications such as diuretics that can be administered by slow IV push. Nurses learn Learn why and how to safely administer these medications guided by our experienced infusion experts . We offer this program on-site, with an materials distributed to nurses to study materials distributed to nurse managers, or educators to distribute to nurses to use before the on-site class.

Total Parenteral Nutrition - 8 CEs

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Learn the indications for the use of parenteral nutrition, adequate nutritional support, the expected and adverse effects of parenteral nutrition therapy including utilizing and ensuring the right access devices are used for administration. The roles of coordinating care with dieticians is reviewed, and the components of parenteral nutrition and additives at the point of care, as well as administration of TPN including titration, timing, and detecting and prevention of adverse effects are covered in detail. The course is grounded in best practice by incorporation of the infusion nurses standards (INS), Association of Vascular Access (AVA) and the Oley Foundation guidelines.

Central Line Care and Maintenance - 4CEs

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Keep every central line safe, functional, and prevent infection. This course gives nurses the skills to assess, care for, and protect central lines, and to act fast when something goes wrong. The course is taught by our nationally board certified vascular access (VA-BC) and infusion (CRNI) experts. And the course content is evidence-based, as it is gounded in Infusion Nurses Society (INS) standards and Association for Vascular Access (AVA) guidelines.

Nurses will learn:

-Types of central lines: PICCs, including tunneled catheters, and implanted ports

- Line and site assessment

- Dressing changes, needleless connector changes and care

- The principles of and techniques for Flushing and "locking" central lines

-Implanted port care maintenance

- CLABSI prevention

- Recognizing and managing occlusions, infection, and other complications

- Documentation, and more!

PICC and Midline Removal - 2 CEs

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Give your nurses the confidence to remove PICCs and midlines safely at the bedside. No more waiting for an outside team or sending residents out for a routine removal.

Learn from the pros of vascular access. Our instructors are more than educators. They are IV and infusion experts with extensive IV team experience, and most are nationally board certified in vascular access (VA-BC), certified infusion nurses (CRNI), or both! This blended program pairs online learning with a hands-on session at your facility.

We run the onsite portion of the class 4 to 6 times in a day, allowing nurses on every shift can attend without pulling staff off the floor.

Nurses in this program learn and demonstrate best practice according to national Infusion Nurses Society (INS) standards and Association for Vascular Access (AVA) guidelines, including:

policies, consent, and legal considerations including:

- Recognizing when a PICC or midline should be removed

- Pre-removal patient assessment

- Patient positioning and safe removal technique

- Air embolism prevention

- Post removal procedures, measuring/ inspection, site care.

- Troubleshooting, documentation, and more!

Implanted Port Access and De-Access - 5 CEs

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Bring port care in-house. Many residents arrive with implanted ports, and nurses need to know how to use them safely. Our Port Access and De-Access class gives nurses the skills and confidence to access, maintain, and de-access implanted ports at the bedside. This allows patients to get timely care and start infusion and continue infusion therapy without delays in treatment. Our instructors that lead the course are nationally board certified IV infusion (CRNI) and/or vascular access (VA-BC) experts. The course content is evidence-based as it is grounded in Infusion Nurses Society (INS) standards, and the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) guidelines.

Nurses will learn:

- Implanted port types, differences in access technique and use

- Pre-access assessment

- Access devices

- How to choose the right access needle length and gauge

- Surgical Aseptic Non-Touch Technique for access and dressing changes

- Dressing changes

- Flushing, including "locking" and use of flush techniques to determine patency

- Needle securement

- De-access of the port and proper dressing and post access care

- Recognition of, proper response, and prevention of complications

- Documentation, and more!

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Training that fits the way LTC really works

IV Access and Infusion Classes for LTC

When, How, and Why

Anatomy and Physiology

Devices, Care and Maintenance

Intravenous Fluids

Antibiotics / Anti-Infectives

Additional Therapies

IV Access and Infusion Classes for LTC

IV Insertion Class6 CEs total, set up to 3 sessions/ Day

IV Push Medication TrainingOnline Class - 4 CEs

Total Parenteral Nutrition - 8 CEs

Central Line Care and Maintenance - 4CEs

PICC and Midline Removal - 2 CEs

Implanted Port Access and De-Access - 5 CEs

IV Insertion Class
6 CEs total, set up to 3 sessions/ Day

IV Push Medication Training
Online Class - 4 CEs