We offer a number VENEPUNCTURE and CANNULATION training courses dependent on the level of training required and the type of staff needing these skills. Venepuncture and cannulation are vital procedures to access clients veins for the purpose of blood sampling or to insert a cannula. Proper training in these techniques is essential for healthcare professionals to ensure patient safety, minimize discomfort, and avoid potential complications.
Making this a vital course for any staff or relative involved in supporting anyone with a Catheter
What Course Is Needed ?
6-hour Venepuncture and Cannulation Awareness Course
Suitable for Nurses, Carers, Medical staff and Support staff caring for patients who require a cannula inserted or phlebotomy services, particularly when COMPETENCIES are required.
3-hour Venepuncture and Cannulation Refresher Course
Suitable for Nurses, Carers, Medical staff and Support staff who have completed a previous course in the last 2 years.
About Our Training
Venepuncture and Cannulation Awareness Course
This course is tailored for Nurses, Medical Staff, and Support Staff who work with patients needing a cannula inserted or phlebotomy services. It delivers an overview of crucial venepuncture and cannulation techniques. Participants will acquire the proficiency to not only identify but, more importantly, effectively manage complications associated with venepuncture and cannulation.
Additionally, it thoroughly addresses the proper and meticulous assessment of patients' veins, thereby ensuring the successful execution of cannulation and the ongoing assessment of their veins using tools to identify and prevent serious phlebitis complications.
These intricate procedures hold paramount importance in patient care. Therefore, our training goes beyond the mere imparting of theoretical knowledge; it also provides immersive simulated competencies. This approach unequivocally guarantees the cultivation of safe and effective performance, leaving no room for uncertainty.
Importantly facilitated by care professionals, our training guarantees exposure to practitioners with extensive teaching and nursing backgrounds and complex care nursing experience. Consequently, this approach ensures that we provide you with the right experienced practitioner to teach this course.
This venepuncture and cannulation training is run regularly as an open course at our training venue in Morden, South London, thereby making it suitable for individuals or smaller groups to book onto. Or we can run it at your venue or a date to suit your organisation at our own site. Check out our course dates for availability.
Venepuncture and Cannulation Awareness Course Summary
Reasons for venepuncture and cannulation
Applied Anatomy and Physiology
Patient Identification, Consent, and Communication
Vein selection
Venepuncture and Cannulation Techniques
Equipment and Preparation
Blood sampling - including documentation and identification of correct sampling bottles
Contra indications
Complication of venepuncture and cannulation
Care of existing cannula's
Venepuncture and Cannulation Refresher Course
A shorter refresher course is available for participants who have completed a previous course in the last 2 years.
This course can be run at your own venue or at our site in Morden, South London.
Learning Outcomes
On completion, participants will be able to
demonstrate an ability to perform venepuncture and cannulation procedures. Furthermore participants will understand how to identify the appropriate vein, reduce the risk of infections and perform the procedures using an aseptic technique.
Participants will learn how to solve problems with venepuncture and cannulation techniques and will know how to prevent complications.
How Many Can Attend Training?
We will run this course for a maximum of 12 participants. This class size is limited to allow all participants to take part in the practical aspects of the course.
Who will Conduct the Training?
Our expert clinical tutors, are Nurses with years of clinical and complex care experience and knowledge and are qualified assessors capable of assessing your staff’s skills.
Course Duration
We run two versions of this course.
6-hour course-the venepuncture and cannulation course c last approximately 6 hours.
3 hours course-a refresher lasts approximately 3 hours.
Certification
Participants will be issued with a certificate of attendance valid for a period of 2 years.
A competency record will be provided for both courses.
Provided
Attendance forms
Course handouts
Knowledge tests
Feedback forms
Competency Tool
Competencies
A simulated competency for venepuncture will be conducted.
A simulated cannulation competency will be conducted.
Please note: Further supervised competencies will be required and is a necessity with this skill in the clinical environment for all staff to be deemed fully competent.
Our Upcoming Courses
Check out all Safe-Sure Care's course dates
Further Venepuncture and Cannulation Course Options
ACCREDITED COURSES
There is NO accredited version of this course.
ZOOM TRAINING
All Venepuncture and Cannulation Course are Face to Face
ONLINE TRAINING
All Venepuncture and Cannulation Course MUST be Face to Face
What Our Clients Have To Say
"Mandy was fantastic and informative."
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