VENEPUNCTURE AWARENESS

About this Venepuncture Awareness Training Course

This Venepuncture Awareness training course is suitable for all staff who work within a health and social care setting and whose role involves venepuncture. It’s vital your staff have the correct knowledge and confidence to perform venepuncture in order to minimize the risks and be able to take blood smoothly.

Our online Venepuncture course will teach learners the definitions of venepuncture, relevant anatomy and physiology, safe techniques, indications and contraindications, the equipment used, the correct procedure, and identify any complications.

Venepuncture Awareness Training Course Outline

The aim of this online Venepuncture course is to greater increase your knowledge of venepuncture, its risks and the safe and effective venepuncture procedure.

The key points covered in this course are:

Define venepuncture and discuss accountability
Anatomy and physiology
Indications and contraindications
Technique
Equipment
Health and safety considerations
Complications and troubleshooting
Patient experience
Procedure

Venepuncture Training Course Learning Outcomes

On completion of this Venepuncture Awareness training course, learners should know and understand the following:

Define venepuncture and discuss accountability
Be able to define venepuncture and discuss accountability and consent in relation to skill
Anatomy and physiology
Label relevant Anatomy & Physiology
Indications and contraindications
List Indications and Contraindications
Technique
Discuss technique
Equipment
Consider Equipment and Preparation of equipment and documentation
Health and safety considerations
Explain health & safety considerations for patients, staff and colleagues
Complications and troubleshooting
Identify and discuss Complications and troubleshooting
Patient experience
Consider Patient Experience
Procedure
Learn the correct and safe procedure