Basic Observation
Training
In Cardiff Bay
Description
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Type
Training
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Location
Cardiff bay (Wales)
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Class hours
3h
Suitable for: Designed for Healthcare Assistants who are looking to improve their medical skills and knowledge and will enable them to be employed within hospital environments
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Location
Start date
Start date
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Course programme
- Designed for Healthcare Assistants who are looking to improve their medical skills and knowledge and will enable them to be employed within hospital environments
Why, when and how observations are conducted, the normal range for each observation and how to record as well as action to be taken outside the range are also covered.
Observations covered include: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood sugar levels, observations of specimens, neurological observations, and how to care for an unconscious patient. A detailed and most invaluable course
Course Structure:
Introduction and welcome
Explanation of course
Tutor introduction to delegates (background)
Delegate introduction to each other
Paperwork
Learning outcomesPhysical observations
Look
Listen
Feel
Smell
Vital signs
Temperature
Pulse
Respiration
Blood pressure
SPO2
BM
Glasgow Coma Scale
Specimens
Urine
Stool
Vomit
Sputum
Care of an unconscious patient
Routine procedures conducted on an unconscious patient
Pressure sores
Practice
Practice conducting vital signs
Written paper/course evaluation
Basic Observation