Venepuncture and Cannulation Training – eLearning

Description

By the end of the course, practitioners will be able to:

• Discuss legal and professional responsibilities associated with performing venepuncture and cannulation
• Describe the relevant anatomy and identify suitable veins
• List indications and contraindications
• Identify and discuss the range of equipment required
• Understand the need to manage health & safety risk
• Demonstrate practical ability in performing procedures, gaining good quality blood samples and managing site appropriately
• Demonstrate correct procedures for minimising infection
• Identify potential problems, describing how to prevent them and what necessary interventions are required should they occur

Course Content

• Venepuncture definition and indications and rationale for best practice
• Legal and professional considerations and responsibilities
• Consent for care and treatment
• Anatomy of blood vessels, potential sites and vein selection
• Venepuncture contraindications
• Methods for improving venous access
• Infection control and safe use of sharps
• Preparation and equipment
• Correct management of blood samples – order of draw, inversions
• Preventing haemolysis of samples
• Venepuncture procedure
• Possible problems – prevention and solutions
• Cannulation – definition and purpose
• Site choice
• Device considerations
• Equipment for cannulation
• Procedure
• Sodium chloride flushes
• Cannula checks
• Phlebitis
• Infiltration
• Extravasation
• Thrombo-embolism