Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
2h
Suitable for: Any healthcare professional who is involved with IV therapy and requires the skills to undertake the placement of peripheral intravenous cannulation.
Reviews
Course programme
Introduction
A work manual will be issued that can be used to document episodes of supervised practice within the workplace. On completion of the course assessment of competencies should be arranged within the workplace.
Content
- Professional considerations
- Venous anatomy of the human arm
- Site selection
- Cannula selection
- Hand hygiene and microbiology
- Venous cannulation procedure
- Complications of venous cannulation
- Interactive assessment
- Final Assessment
Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation