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CPD: Venepuncture & Cannulation

CPD Eligibility

CPD training is funded through the NCL CPD - nursing & AHP budget; the list of eligible professions covered by the funding is determined by NHS England - see full list below

All registered primary care nurses (including Registered Nursing Associates)

Midwives

Art Therapists

Drama therapists

Music therapists

Chiropodists/podiatrists

Dietitians

Occupational therapists

Operating Department Practitioners

Orthoptists

Osteopaths

Paramedics

Physiotherapists

Prosthetists and Orthotists

Radiographers

Speech and language therapists

Dates available:

Tuesday 21st January 2025

Tuesday 25th March 2025

Venue:

To be confirmed (Face to Face)


(Suitable for beginners and non beginners)

The course content is as follows:

  • Legal aspects of Venepuncture (Phlebotomy) and Cannulation

  • Practitioner requirements

  • Professional competence and accountability

  • Documentation and record keeping

  • Vicarious liability

  • Consent

  • Why infections occur

  • Patient and environmental factors

  • Aseptic Non-Touch Technique

  • Maintaining a sterile field

  • Infection prevention and management

  • Practitioner hazards

  • Specimen handling

  • Visual infusion phlebitis scoring

  • Overview of the circulatory and venous systems

  • Arteries and Capillaries

  • The skin

  • Vasoconstriction and Vasodilation

  • Reasons for taking blood

  • Factor affecting site selection

  • Improving venous access

  • Managing anxious patients

  • Selecting correct equipment

  • Needle gauge systems

  • Tourniquets

  • Needle safety

  • Bio connectors

  • Dressings

  • Common complications

  • Extravasation prevention and management Trainer Venepuncture (Phlebotomy) and Cannulation practical demonstration

  • Candidate Venepuncture (Phlebotomy) and Cannulation practical session

  • Candidate Venepuncture (Phlebotomy) and Cannulation assessment

Delegates will require:

  • • To access course on a computer, laptop, tablet, or iPad with a large screen (i.e. bigger than a phone)

    • A good internet connection

    • To be in an environment where you will not be disturbed, as you will need to be present for the whole course (as it is interactive & live)

    • Undertake an online evaluation

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