Courses: Venous Access Study Day

04/09/2012 - 04/09/2012 *EXPIRED*

Course Details

Date(s): 04/09/2012 - 04/09/2012

Duration: 9.00am - 4.00pm

Venue: Clinical Practice Centre, Ashley Wing, St James's University Hospital

Cost: £0.00

Total Places: 12

Places Remaining: 0

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Target Audience:

Practitioners unfamiliar with venous access  skills and knowledge (venepuncture/cannulation)

Format:

Lecture / demonstration / simulated practice

Includes:

Certificate of attendance, simulated assessment, documentation for clinically based assessment

Course purpose:   

To promote best practice in venepuncture/phlebotomy/cannulation techniques and procedures to obtain venous blood samples from individuals for investigations. To promote best practice in the insertion of intravenous cannula to facilitate access to the blood system for treatment or diagnostic purposes

Aims: 

The safe and competent collection of a venous blood sample with regard to the following generic standard criteria. The safe, competent and appropriate insertion of an intravenous cannula with regard to the following generic standard criteria

 

  • 1.0 Communication and working with the patient and/or representative
  • 2.0 Safety
  • 3.0 Infection Prevention
  • 4.0 Procedural competence
  • 5.0 Team working
  • 6.0 Theoretical knowledge

 

You will need a firm knowledge and understanding of this procedures based upon your employer’s protocols, guidelines and patient group directives, recognising their application in light of the learning outcomes identified below:

 

Learning Outcomes:

Generic - Appendix 1 - Generic Standards/Criteria for the Assessment of Clinical Procedural Skills

Specific – Appendix 2 CHS22 Perform Intravenous Cannulation, Appendix 8 CHS132 Obtain venous blood sample, Appendix 9 National Patient Safety Agency Safer practice Notice (14) Right Patient, Right Blood (November 2006)

Performance Outcome – Demonstrates safe and competent performance, encompassing the knowledge skills and behaviours as defined by local performance criteria.

 

*Free Places are only available to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust Staff (LTHT).  Any delegates booking for free that are not LTHT Staff will be removed from the delegate list and unable to attend the course*

Cancellation Terms and Conditions

LTHT Delegates

Latecomers will be turned away any later than 15 minutes past the course start time.

External Delegates

In the event that you need to cancel this course, the following terms and conditions apply.

Cancellation charges are as follows:

  • More than 2 months = full refund
  • More than 1 month = 50% refund 
  • Less than 1 month = no refund will be given

Latecomers will be turned away any later than 15 minutes past the course start time.

 

 

 

 

 

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