INFUSION THERAPY:
INTRAVENOUS VENIPUNCTURE CERTIFICATION
DALLAS, TX
OCTOBER 28, 2010 | 7:30AM – 5:30PM

“I’ve been inserting IVs for 30 years and can’t believe how much I’ve learned!” As illustrated by this participant, whether you are a novice or a pro, this Intravenous Venipuncture Certification program will boost your clinical skills and your confidence. Held minutes from downtown Dallas, this continuing education seminar provides in-depth venipuncture theory with multiple opportunities for hands-on participation to enhance the learning process. You will learn how to properly insert a peripheral IV catheter and understand important risks and complications associated with IVs.

Seminar content includes venous anatomy and physiology, vein identification, criteria for vein selection, device and gauge selection, complications, legal aspects, documentation, and the venipuncture procedure using a safety IV catheter. The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) 2006 Standards of Practice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2002 Intravascular Guidelines are also incorporated into this nursing program.

Certificates are awarded upon successful completion of a written test and practicum. The practicum includes locating veins by palpation and successful insertion of an IV catheter into a practice model. Participants must attend this continuing education class in its entirety to earn 8.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education from Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. Instructional materials and a continental breakfast are also provided.

For the past 23 years, Sue Masoorli, RN, has made a successful career out of helping fill the need for nurses who are skilled in infusion therapy. In 1987, Masoorli, who had been the nurse manager of an IV team for 10 years and done home infusion for the previous five, founded Perivascular Nurse Consultants Inc., whose staff set up infusion therapy at home visits.

Today, the Philadelphia-based company focuses solely on education. Perivascular Nurse Consultants hosts classes and seminars nationwide and develops training videos and workbooks for healthcare professionals on how to properly place IVs and PICC lines. Masoorli, the president and CEO of the company, estimates it holds about 150 classes and trains roughly 3,000 nurses each year.

Perivascular Nurse Consultants’ focus on education has paid off. Three of the company’s training videos — ones on venipuncture, phlebotomy, and PICC line insertion — earned awards from the American Nurses Association.

With the company’s success has come individual success for Masoorli, who received an award from the American Cancer Society for her volunteer work. Additionally, she serves as an expert witness in nursing malpractice infusion cases.

GOT QUESTIONS? CONTACT THE SPEAKER – SUE MASOORLI, RN pncnurse@aol.com  | 215-742-9833 http://www.pncnurse.com “There are so many opportunities [in nursing], so many doors you can go through. Something exciting is always happening. I love seeing the light bulb go on for people, see them really get it!” — Sue Masoorli

Schedule and Course Content

7:30 AM      Registration

8:00 AM      Venous Anatomy

8:30 AM      Vein Location

• Cephalic Veins
• Basilic Veins

9:00 AM      Vein Identification

• Vein Assessment Practicum on Partners
• Palpation Techniques
• Visualization Techniques

9:30 AM      Superficial Arteries/Nerves of the Forearm

10:00 AM    BREAK

10:15 AM    Criteria for Vein Selection

11:00 AM    Selecting Peripheral Access Device & Gauge

11:15 AM    Complications of Intravenous Therapy

• Infiltration
• Phlebitis
• Extravasation

12:15 PM     LUNCH (On your Own)

1:15 PM       Legal Aspects

• Malpractice Insurance
• Documentation

2:00 PM       Insertion Procedure on Models

3:45 PM       BREAK

4:00 PM       Individualized Skill Validation

There are no special arrangements for discounted hotel rooms for this seminar. The hotels below, local to Tufts Medical Center, are listed for your convenience.

Hilton Garden Inn Duncanville – (972) 283-9777

The Adolphus Hotel – (800) 221-9083

Best Western Duncanville Inn  – (800) 780-7234

Parking for Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Main Hospital Parking
The new main entrance for Methodist Charlton is off of Westmoreland Road.  Use the Westmoreland Road entrance for the auditorium.

Participants can earn 8.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education.

Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. is also accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider no. CEP 13032).

Practicum Requirement
Certificates are obtained upon successful completion of the practicum portion of the IV Venipuncture Certification & Phlebotomy programs. Criteria that must be met include: properly holding the device, retracting the skin, identifying the vein (palpation), inserting the device appropriately & obtaining a blood return on the practice model. PICC practicum is simulated on partners. The competency checklist must be completed.

Seminars must be attended in their entirety and the evaluation form must be completed to receive a certificate of completion.