Venepuncture & Cannulation Training
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