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Patient Comfort, Safety & Rights
The I.V. Technician will protect and uphold the patient’s comfort, safety, privacy, dignity, and rights with compassion.
Learn about NIVA's stated mission, its professional commitments, and the Code of Ethics presented for I.V. Technicians, with a focus on the phlebotomy technicians and medical assistants NIVA serves.
Contact UsNIVA states that its mission is centered on consumer health and safety, professional practice, education, certification, credential renewal, and serving healthcare professionals, including phlebotomy technicians and medical assistants.
The primary purpose of the National IV Association (NIVA) is to promote and enhance consumer health and safety by maintaining high standards of professional practice and excellence through training, national certification, and renewal of credentials for licensed and certified healthcare professionals, as well as phlebotomy technicians, medical assistants, and other healthcare personnel who provide I.V. services.
NIVA also seeks to provide excellence in training through online delivery of video tutorials and practice tests prepared by medically licensed professionals who work in both education and healthcare.
NIVA strives to promote educational training based on current accepted standards of care and research-driven literature documented in educational resources used in the medical field.
Contact NIVAEight provisions presented by NIVA as its Code of Ethics for I.V. Technicians.
The I.V. Technician will protect and uphold the patient’s comfort, safety, privacy, dignity, and rights with compassion.
The I.V. Technician’s primary commitment is timely insertion and proper placement of an I.V.
The I.V. Technician’s goal is to act promptly to prevent unnecessary delays between recognizing a dangerous situation and notifying the appropriate medical professional, and to understand how to mitigate the situation safely.
The I.V. Technician has authority, accountability, and responsibility for their actions; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the scope of practice defined by their employer.
The I.V. Technician must take responsibility for promoting the field of intravenous placement, collaborating with peers, and pursuing continuing education in the field.
The I.V. Technician must continue to promote the profession and maintain at least 25 CEUs each year in intravenous insertion, fluids, techniques, medication, and procedures.
The I.V. Technician shall maintain a clean and organized workstation, with strict attention to HIPAA rules and regulations.
The I.V. Technician will be kind and courteous to peers at all times, treating every member of the team with respect.
I did the IV Technician course online. The material is a little difficult, but Nancy, the instructor, makes everything so easy to learn! Studying gets you far during this course. I was very pleased with the fast responses from Nancy. I had a lot of questions throughout the course, so I appreciated her help! You do get a fake arm to practice IVs on, and I thought that was pretty cool, especially since, for the last 10 years, I have only placed IVs on animals. I would recommend this course to anyone! As soon as I finished the class and both exams, both of my certificates were in my possession two days later. Very prompt! Very pleased 🙂
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