I.V. therapy has changed greatly in recent years. A nurse must have extensive knowledge and practical skills to work competently in administering I.V. therapy to patients. Due to limited time and quantity of patient experience, the I.V. therapy education provided for nurses is often limited and inadequate. A study was undertaken to determine the quality of I.V. therapy education of nursing students. A questionnaire was sent to professional nurse programs in Illinois to determine the I.V. therapy subjects taught and the methods used to teach them. In addition, the respondents were asked if they felt their students were adequately prepared to carry out I.V. therapy procedures. A second questionnaire was sent to 118 registered nurses employed during the past 4 years at the author's hospital. This questionnaire asked for the nurse's evaluation of their student I.V. therapy education and of the I.V. therapy programs offered at the hospital.