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NG Tube Training for Qualified Nurses

Course Date: 11 April 2018, 13:00 - 16:30

Duration of Course: 3 hours

Location: John Turner Education Centre, Warwick Hospital

Price: £77.00 per Delegate

Who should attend / Prerequisites

Registered Nurses whose role requires them to pass NG Tubes

Course Objectives

Able to safely and competently pass a nasogastric tube

Course Programme

The candidate will learn to pass a fine bore nasogastric tube using a guide wire

The Session Covers

Introduction, history and NPSA ALERTS
Anatomy and Physiology of the Upper airways and GI Tract
Procedure to pass NG Tubes
Hazards and Complications.
Trouble shooting
Documentation and Tube checking procedures
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 pass NG Tubes unsupervised

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