Multi-User IV Therapy Mastery Certificate License

As a hospital manager committed to excellence in patient care, you understand the critical importance of consistent IV therapy competency across your clinical staff.

The Peripheral IV Therapy Bundle features 12 self-paced courses that build essential knowledge in peripheral IV insertion, vein anatomy, infusion therapy, contraindications, and complication prevention throughout your organization. This program establishes the vital foundation your teams need while preparing them to pursue advanced IV Therapy Mastery credentials.

Reduce IV-related complications, improve patient satisfaction scores, and standardize your facility’s foundational IV therapy competencies—invest in comprehensive training for your entire clinical team today.

As a hospital manager, you know that inconsistent IV therapy skills across your nursing staff, medical assistants, and allied health professionals can lead to increased complications, longer patient stays, and decreased satisfaction scores. The Peripheral IV Therapy Bundle addresses these challenges by providing your teams with thorough, evidence-based education in PIV therapy essentials.

This online program allows your staff to complete training on their schedules while you maintain oversight of progress and competency achievement. With clear instruction, demonstration videos, and current clinical guidelines, you’ll see improved patient outcomes and reduced IV-related complications across all your units.

What Your Clinical Teams Will Master:

  • Core principles of IV fluid administration and infusion therapy
  • Forearm and upper extremity vein anatomy for accurate site selection
  • Optimal site identification for PIV insertion
  • Step-by-step guidance for safe, successful PIV placement and removal
  • Proper placement verification and medication compatibility monitoring
  • Contraindications assessment and patient-specific risk evaluation
  • Prevention, identification, and treatment of common PIV complications
  • PIV use for blood draws, transfusions, and parenteral nutrition
  • Infection prevention and site care best practices

 

Your ROI as a Hospital Manager:

  • Reduced Complications: Standardized training decreases infiltration, phlebitis, and failed therapy incidents
  • Improved Patient Satisfaction: Competent IV insertion reduces patient discomfort and repeat attempts
  • Cost Savings: Fewer complications mean shorter stays and reduced supply waste
  • Staff Confidence: Well-trained teams perform more efficiently and require less supervision
  • Compliance: Current standards of care reduce liability and support accreditation requirements
  • Career Development: Foundation for advanced certifications improves staff retention

 

Why This Investment Matters for Your Facility

You know that peripheral IV therapy complications can impact your bottom line through extended stays, increased supply costs, and patient dissatisfaction. Poor technique, inadequate site selection, or insufficient maintenance knowledge leads to infiltration, phlebitis, and failed therapy—problems that reflect directly on your facility’s quality metrics.

This standardized training ensures consistent, safe, and effective PIV therapy across all your departments, supporting your quality improvement initiatives and patient safety goals.

Administrative Benefits You’ll Appreciate:

  • Progress Tracking: Monitor completion rates and competency achievement across departments
  • Standardized Protocols: Ensure consistent IV therapy practices facility-wide
  • Scalable Training: Easily onboard new staff with established competency standards
  • Cost-Effective: Significant savings compared to individual enrollments or external training
  • Flexible Scheduling: Self-paced format accommodates shift schedules and staffing needs

 

Foundation for Advanced Training:

Completing this bundle prepares your teams for IV Therapy Mastery Certificate programs, positioning your facility as a leader in vascular access competency and supporting your staff’s professional development goals.

What's Included

40 CE Credits
194 Manuals/Documents
337 Test Questions

This Bundle Includes the Following Courses

PIV460 IV Therapy Mastery Certificate Exam
The IV Therapy Mastery Certificate (IVTMC) provides demonstrable proof of knowledge, skills, and experience for your clinical staff performing peripheral intravenous therapies, validating their ability to deliver high-level infection prevention principles, best practice techniques, and management skills across your organization.
CE Credits: 40
PIV455 PIV Blood Draws and Blood Transfusions
Master blood draws and transfusion techniques from peripheral catheters. Learn complication prevention and safety protocols.
CE Credits: 1
PIV310 Clinically Indicated Catheter Removal
Catheters are to be removed as soon as no longer clinically indicated, and this program teaches the clinical indications that point to catheter removal.
CE Credits: 1
PIV315 Complications with Vascular Access Devices – Part 1
Learn to identify, manage and prevent vascular access device complications and promote patient safety in the first part of this two-part series.
CE Credits: 1
PIV320 Complications with Vascular Access Devices – Part 2
Understand more complex types of vascular access device complications and how to identify, treat and prevent them to promote patient safety.
CE Credits: 1
PIV325 Drawing Blood Cultures – Preventing Contamination
Blood cultures provide important diagnostic information. Learn to avoid false positive by following proper techniques for drawing blood cultures.
CE Credits: 1
PIV330 Dressings and Dressing Changes for VADs
This course teaches an evidence-based step-by-step process and includes a competency checklist for performing a vascular access device dressing changes.
CE Credits: 1
PIV335 Flushing: The Science and Evidence
Learn proven methods to apply evidence and effectively flush a catheter to promote optimal vascular access device function.
CE Credits: 1
PIV340 Function and Management of Needleless Connectors
Master needleless connector techniques and standards. Learn disinfection, replacement timing, and selection criteria.
CE Credits: 1
PIV350 Methods of Securement
Master application of catheter securement methods with proven techniques. Learn best practices for optimal patient outcomes.
CE Credits: 1
PIV355 Safe IV Patient Care
Learn daily VAD maintenance best practices to clean, assess and clear catheters. Master infection prevention, site assessment, disinfection and flushing.
CE Credits: 1
PIV400 Basics of IV Administration
Master IV administration and equipment management. Learn flow and dosage calculations, setup procedures, and documentation.
CE Credits: 1
PIV405 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Master fluid and electrolyte balance management. Learn to identify imbalances and treatment options for better patient outcomes.
CE Credits: 1
PIV410 Parenteral Nutrition and Infusion Therapies
Master parenteral nutrition and types of infusion therapies. Learn complication management for all types of therapies including chemotherapy protocols.
CE Credits: 1
PIV415 Peripheral Vein Anatomy
Gain greater understanding of peripheral vein anatomy and vascular access options. Learn optimal vein selection for PIV insertions. Enroll in our course today.
CE Credits: 1
PIV420 PIV Pre Insertion Assessment
Master PIV pre-insertion assessment and placement techniques. Learn vein location, visualization, and palpation skills.
CE Credits: 1
PIV425 When is a PIV NOT Indicated
Learn vascular access options and contraindications for Peripheral IV catheters. Master patient assessment and complication prevention techniques.
CE Credits: 1
PIV430 Performing a PIV Insertion Procedure
Master PIV insertion techniques and aseptic procedures. Learn how to gain success with optimal angles, catheter advancement, and securement methods.
CE Credits: 1
PIV435 PIV Validating Successful Insertion
Master PIV placement techniques verifying optimal catheter functionality after insertion. Learn practical steps for successful insertions.
CE Credits: 1
PIV440 Final Steps of PIV Procedure
Master final PIV securement and final steps for extended dwell times and patient safety. Learn essential techniques for optimal outcomes.
CE Credits: 1
PIV445 Assessment of PIV Site and Function
Get the latest in vascular access devices post-insertion assessment. Learn key indicators for catheter discontinuation and make confident decisions.
CE Credits: 1
PIV450 Identification and Prevention of Complications (PIV)
Master IV therapy complication identification and prevention. Learn timely interventions and safety principles that improve your practice.
CE Credits: 1
PIV100 Understanding MAGIC
Learn about selection in the Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC) to choose between a central line and a peripheral device.
CE Credits: 1
PIV105 Basic Vein Anatomy
Master venous anatomy and function fundamentals for healthcare practice. Learn about vein layers, and how valve locations contribute to venipuncture success.
CE Credits: 1
PIV110 Documentation
Master medical documentation and content skills for improved healthcare communication. Learn methods to illustrate actions and reduce liability.
CE Credits: 1
PIV115 Components of a Vascular Access Device
This course provides a thorough overview of the components of a vascular access device and their function, equipping clinicians to handle them with confidence.
CE Credits: 1
PIV120 Introduction to Vascular Access Devices
Gain a working knowledge of peripheral and central devices and learn about the advantages and limitations of each to choose the best vascular access device.
CE Credits: 1
PIV125 Legal Aspects of Infusion Therapy
Master your scope of practice and understanding of liability concerns for healthcare professionals. Learn boundaries and liability reduction methods.
CE Credits: 1
PIV130 Applying Device Selection Practices
This program guides clinicians through the device selection process by methodically applying treatment and practices to various patient scenarios.
CE Credits: 1
PIV200 Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
Learn to prevent infections from catheter placement through care with Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections course, designed to improve patient safety.
CE Credits: 1
PIV205 Central Line Bundle Program
Learn to utilize the Institute for Healthcare Improvement CLABSI Bundle recommendations to reduce infection rates associated with intravascular catheters.
CE Credits: 1
PIV210 Disinfection Practices for Intravenous Therapy
Learn the why, what and how of effective disinfection practices for skin, equipment and surfaces in IV therapy to reduce risks of hospital-acquired infection.
CE Credits: 1
PIV215 Infection Control Standards and Guidelines
Explore recommendations from healthcare organizations who have published standards, recommendations and guidelines for vascular access infection control.
CE Credits: 1
PIV225 Bloodstream Infections: Indications and Improving Safety
Learn the difference between the types of bloodstream infections and the criteria to confirm which type, with an emphasis on infection prevention methods.
CE Credits: 1
PIV230 ANTT Key Concepts
Master the principles of standard and surgical aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT), learn when to apply and how to set up your workspace supplies for safety.
CE Credits: 1
PIV235 Infection Prevention of CVADs
Identify the causes and learn preventative measures to reduce the risk of bloodstream infections associated with the placement of central venous catheters.
CE Credits: 1
PIV240 Infection Prevention Strategies
This course covers infection prevention strategies for vascular access devices, including proper insertion, maintenance and methods to reduce contamination.
CE Credits: 1
PIV245 Principles of Infection Control and Prevention
Learn effective infection control strategies and safety practices to mitigate the risk of serious infections associated with intravenous device placement.
CE Credits: 1
PIV250 How to Create a Sterile Field
Get step by step instructions for how to set up a sterile field prior to a vascular access procedure to prevent the transfer of microorganisms to the patient.
CE Credits: 1
PIV300 Basic Principles of Blood Draws
Get step by step instructions for performing a blood draw through a vascular access device while also maintaining patient safety and device performance.
CE Credits: 1
PIV305 Applying Best Practices to VAD Management
This course integrates best practice recommendations for management of vascular access devices focused on achieving positive patient outcomes.
CE Credits: 1

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I so appreciate your patience and time in answering my questions and being such a great resource for us. This is what I love about vascular access, because there’s so much to learn from so many people who are willing to share their knowledge and you certainly are the topmost.

Vascular Access Nurse in Illinois

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