Applicants must register online through our website. To complete registration, the applicant must first select Magnetic Resonance Imaging IV Injections & Blood Withdrawal Course on the CE Courses page. Choose an appropriate campus and desired start date and click the Registration button. Follow the required steps to complete registration. Applicants must contact the preferred campusAdmissionAdvisortofollowupwithregistrationcompletion. CourseInformation,Length,andSchedule The Magnetic Resonance Imaging IVInjections & Blood Withdrawal Course at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts canbeusedtoperformIVinjectionsandbloodwithdrawalforMRITechnologistsandstudents. The Magnetic Resonance Imaging IV Injections & Blood Withdrawal Course provides a library and classrooms with audiovisual teaching aids, presentations, and models. The Magnetic ResonanceImagingIVInjections&BloodWithdrawalCourseInstructortoParticipantratiois1:15 in lecture and clinical practicum. The course is two (2) days of three (3) hours of didactic training on the theory behind the practice and principles of intravenous injections and blood withdrawal within the scope of practice for MRI Technologists in the state of California and nine (9) hours of clinical practicum in the clinical skills lab setting. During the clinical practicum, each student must complete a minimum of five (5) supervised successful IV injections and five (5) supervised venipunctures (capillary blood withdrawal) on live human subjects. To complete the clinical portion of the course, all participants must bring a volunteer to participate in the venipuncture and skin puncture skills check-off on Day 2 – the final day. CourseGoalsandObjectives ● RecognizetheroleoftheMRITechnologistsinperformingIVinjectionsandbloodwithdrawals. ● DescribetheproperuseofspecificIVinjectionandbloodwithdrawalequipment. ● Initiate IV injection and blood withdrawal placement utilizing patient safety precautions by ○ Preparingthepatientpsychologically. ○ ExplainingtherationaleforIVinjectionandbloodwithdrawal. ○ Differentiating between the types of IV injection, skin puncture, venipunctures, and their appropriate uses. ○ Distinguishingbetweenskinpuncture,IVInjection,andvenipunctures. ○ Preparingequipmentadequatelyandaseptically. ○ Selecting and correctly preparing the most suitable vein for IV Injection, venipunctures, and bloodwithdrawal. ○ Readyingthesiteinamannerthatreducesthechanceofinfection. ○ Executingbloodwithdrawalutilizingskinpuncture(vacutainer,butterfly) venipunctures. ○ Dressingsiteaccordingtopolicy. ○ Securingandimmobilizingthedeviceappropriatelyandsafely. ○ Documentingonthemedicalrecord. ● RecognizecomplicationsrelatedtoIVInjection,bloodwithdrawal,andvenipunctures. ● Listthemeasurestakentoreducelocalandsystemicreactions. ● StatereasonstodiscontinueandrestarttheIVdevice. ● ExaminethedifferencesbetweenadultandpediatricIVInjectionsandbloodwithdrawaltechniques. ● Discuss legal implications and ways of minimizing legal risk related to IV Injections and blood withdrawal. ● IdentifysafetyprecautionsrelatedtoIVInjectionsandbloodwithdrawal. 246