Infusion Therapy Survey for LPNs

NAPNES is the National Association for Practical Nurse Education & Services, Inc.

All LPNs and LVNs are encoursaged to take the online survey at NAPNES website. NAPNES is considering a joint venture with the Infusion Nurses Society Certification Corporation. This venture would create a national IV certification.

NAPNES needs data from all practical and vocational nurses in the U.S. to determine the need for such a venture. They also need the information to help create a scope of practice for IV certified practical and vocational nurses.

Please take the 5-10 minutes needed to complete this survey whether or not you are an IV certified LPN or LVN.

What's the difference between an LPN and LVN? In Texas and California, practical nurses are called vocational nurses. In the rest of the U.S. they are called practical nurses. Each state licenses the nurses and sets the scope of practice under the nurse practice act of that state. Parameters can vary from state to state.

A national IV certification process could help to open up opportunities for practical nurses in states where LPNs/LVNs are not allowed to provide IV care.