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Venepuncture & Cannulation Training

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

Venepuncture and cannulation training

Dates available:

  • Tuesday 17th September 2024

  • Tuesday 19th November 2024

Venue

To be confirmed (Face to Face)

(Suitable for beginners and non beginners)

The course content of our Venepuncture and Cannulation training 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