Venepuncture Course Date: 7 August 2017, 13:00 - 16:00 Course Leader: Karen Thomas Duration of Course: 3 hours Location: John Turner Education Centre, Warwick Hospital Price: £100.00 per Delegate Who should attend Healthcare Professionals whose role requires them to take blood Course Objectives To include taking of blood cultures for qualified staff that are required to undertake the procedure for their role. Course Programme The candidate will learn to take blood for routine ”out of hours” blood samples The session covers; Legal and Ethical Issues Anatomy and Physiology of the arm Venepuncture procedure Complications. Theory is followed by practical session where candidates have the opportunity to practice the skill using manikins. Once competent on the manikin the candidate is then required to undergo a period of supervised practice in the Clinical Area Once competence is achieved here, the final assessment will take place and the candidates will then be able to take blood unsupervised. NB please note this course DOES NOT COVER the taking of Blood for Blood Transfusion. Trainer The trainer for this course is Dawn Hockley ← Other courses