PRE-COURSE INFORMATION

Please read before purchase.

This online course requires you to have clinical mentorship and support to enable you collaborate the online theory you learn within this course alongside the practical element within the workplace. Please make sure you have this support in place before you purchase this course.

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Student Feedback

A sample of some feedback from students who have completed the course.

  • Easy information to understand, informative videos and context, liked that each section was broken down into easier sections. all round very good course - Thank you

  • Simplified language, not too much text on each page, use of colour and good video demonstration

  • Easy to read and understand

  • Liked most the pictures and diagrams detailing different aspects

  • Clear diagrams and easy reading

  • Very clear and informative, nice to go at my own pace

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Aim

  • 2

    Learning Outcomes

  • 3

    Anatomy and Physiology

    • Anatomy of the Skin

    • Diagram of Skin and Underlying Structure

    • Skin Cross Section

    • Layers of the Skin
  • 4

    Arteries and Veins

    • Differences between Arteries and Veins

    • Question....
  • 5

    Structure of Blood Vessels

    • Inside the artery and vein

    • Question....
  • 6

    Clotting

    • Clotting Properties

    • Prevention
  • 7

    Infection Control and Prevention

    • Chain of Infection

    • Question...
  • 8

    Standard Precautions

    • Breaking The Chain Of Infection

    • Order of PPE

    • Question....
  • 9

    Skin Disinfectants

    • Decontamination
  • 10

    Cleaning

    • Cleaning Environment

    • Waste Disposal

    • Sharps Bins

    • Waste Bags
  • 11

    Stages of Infection

    • Stages of Infection
  • 12

    Workforce Health and Safety

    • Injury to you...

    • Questions....
  • 13

    Protecting the Patient

    • Patient Identification..

    • Consent

    • Safeguarding

    • Communication

    • Questions...

    • Patient Comfort

    • Contra-Indications to Venepuncture
  • 14

    Equipment

    • What you will need...

    • Order of Draw

    • Form and labelling

    • Dressings

    • Question....
  • 15

    Procedure

    • Starting to Take Blood - The Preparation

    • Selecting a Vein

    • Antecubital Fossa

    • Back of the Hand

    • Preparing the needle entrance point

    • Taking the Blood

    • Video demonstrating blood being taken from a patient

    • Procedure using Butterfly Needle

    • Video demonstrating the use of a Butterfly needle

    • Questions
  • 16

    Complications

    • Table of Complications and Remedial Actions
  • 17

    Documentation

    • "if it’s not written down, it did not happen"

    • Consultation Notes

    • When to record the information on patient notes

    • A List of what needs to be included in the Patient Record

    • Question
  • 18

    Responsibility and Competence

    • HCA Delegated Competencies

    • Course Standards

    • Supervision

    • Duty of Care: Competence

    • Significant Event / Serious Incident Policy
  • 19

    Competencies

    • Qualification

    • Competencies Form to be downloaded, printed and completed.
  • 20

    References

    • Further Reading
  • 21

    Final Test

    • Feedback

    • 80% Pass Mark needed

    • Course Update Information