PHLEBOTOMY / VENEPUNCTURE TRAINING

 Candidates:   Candidates for this course are expected to be working in a health care setting.

Course Aim:   By the end of the course, candidates will be able to.

• Demonstrate appropriate infection control principles when performing phlebotomy.
• Use both the butterfly system and the vacutainer system to collect a blood sample.
• List the potential complications during and after taking blood.
• Explain procedure in event of a sharp stick injury

Course Content

The course covers:

•  The session will begin with a theoretical component followed by demonstrations and then practise.
•  Participants will practise on simulation arms.
• Candidates will have the opportunity to use butterfly needles and vacutainer blood taking systems. 

FULL DAY STUDY DAY

Moving and Handling (People) course (3 hours long)

Basic Life Support Trainng (3 hours Long)

This course is suitable for all those working in the health and social sector in Northern Ireland who will be involved in the moving and handling of patients.

Basic Life Support (BLS) course covering the up to date skills in CPR (both Adult and Paed), choking, dealing with an unconscious casualty, and practice and use of AEDs.

This course is suitable for all those working in the health and social sector in Northern Ireland who will be involved in the moving and handling of patients.

FULL DAY STUDY DAY

Moving and Handling (People) course (3 hours long)

Basic Life Support Trainng (3 hours Long)

Basic Life Support (BLS) course covering the up to date skills in CPR (both Adult and Paed), choking, dealing with an unconscious casualty, and practice and use of AEDs.

This course is aimed at health care workers who are required to record and report clinical observations and carry out blood glucose checking in their place of work.

By the end of this course candidates will be able to:-

• Complete an Early Warning Score Chart - NEWS 2
• State normal parameters for pulse, blood pressure, temperature, respirations and oxygen saturations
• Take a manual and automatic blood pressure
• Take and record temperature, respirations and radial pulse, and oxygen saturations
• Explain how to assess level of consciousness using AcVPU
• Take a blood glucose reading

This course is suitable for all those working in the health and social sector in Northern Ireland who will be involved in the moving and handling of patients.

FULL DAY STUDY DAY

Moving and Handling (People) course (3 hours long)

Basic Life Support Trainng (3 hours Long)

FULL DAY STUDY DAY

Moving and Handling (People) course (3 hours long)

Basic Life Support Trainng (3 hours Long)

FULL DAY STUDY DAY

Moving and Handling (People) course (3 hours long)

Basic Life Support Trainng (3 hours Long)

Basic Life Support (BLS) course covering the up to date skills in CPR (both Adult and Paed), choking, dealing with an unconscious casualty, and practice and use of AEDs.

This course is suitable for all those working in the health and social sector in Northern Ireland who will be involved in the moving and handling of patients.

Basic Life Support (BLS) course covering the up to date skills in CPR (both Adult and Paed), choking, dealing with an unconscious casualty, and practice and use of AEDs.

This course is suitable for all those working in the health and social sector in Northern Ireland who will be involved in the moving and handling of patients.

FULL DAY STUDY DAY

Moving and Handling (People) course (3 hours long)

Basic Life Support Trainng (3 hours Long)

Basic Life Support (BLS) course covering the up to date skills in CPR (both Adult and Paed), choking, dealing with an unconscious casualty, and practice and use of AEDs.

This course is aimed at health care workers who are required to record and report clinical observations and carry out blood glucose checking in their place of work.

By the end of this course candidates will be able to:-

• Complete an Early Warning Score Chart - NEWS 2
• State normal parameters for pulse, blood pressure, temperature, respirations and oxygen saturations
• Take a manual and automatic blood pressure
• Take and record temperature, respirations and radial pulse, and oxygen saturations
• Explain how to assess level of consciousness using AcVPU
• Take a blood glucose reading

Basic Life Support (BLS) course covering the up to date skills in CPR (both Adult and Paed), choking, dealing with an unconscious casualty, and practice and use of AEDs.