California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California
Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses
Article 9 - Blood Withdrawal
Section 2544.2 - Approval of Course Content

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 2544.2

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) A course in blood withdrawal for licensed vocational nurses shall be taught by an instructor approved as provided in Section 2544.3; shall have a maximum of 15 students for each instructor for clinical experience; and shall be at least six hours in length, including 3 hours theory and 3 hours clinical experience, including at least 3 individually supervised venipunctures on live human subjects and at least 3 individually supervised skin punctures on live human subjects. Arterial punctures are optional. The theory shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) The requirements contained in Section 2860.5(b) of the Code necessary for a nurse to perform blood withdrawal;

(2) Psychological preparation of the patient;

(3) Universal precautions for infection control;

(4) Blood withdrawal;
(A) Methods of blood withdrawal;
1. Skin puncture;

2. Venipuncture; and

3. Arterial puncture (optional).

(B) Selection of appropriate method;

(C) Safety measures;

(D) Possible complications; and

(E) Preparation of withdrawal sites.

(b) Blood withdrawal clinical experience must include:

(1) Preparation of equipment for blood withdrawal;

(2) Safety factors;

(3) Choice of withdrawal site;

(4) Choice of artery (optional);

(5) Choice of device for blood withdrawal;

(6) Techniques of venipuncture;

(7) Techniques of arterial puncture (optional);

(8) Skin puncture practice must include instruction in:
(A) Preparation of site; and

(B) Preparation of equipment.

(9) Universal precautions for infection control.

1. Amendment and new subsection (c) filed 1-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 2).
2. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 47).
3. New subsection (a)(7) and subsection renumbering filed 7-24-96; operative 8-23-96 (Register 96, No. 30).
4. Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-4-2007; operative 6-3-2007 (Register 2007, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 2854, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2860.5, Business and Professions Code.

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