Subject Matter Expert

Helen O’Horan

Who should attend

Nurses working area’s where patients have CVAD/ PICC/Hickman/PICC

Senior Band 3 HCA is specific area such as Wessex/ Rainbow/ COB

Course Aims/Objectives

Aims:

To enable staff to be able to care for central vascular access devices safely

Objectives:

·To identify different types of central line and their use

·To understand the potential complications of central lines

·To understand the principle of asepsis when accessing a central line

·To understand the principles of line care/ Dressing change

·To understand the principle of drug administration/ flushing a central line

·To understand the principle of blood collection from a central line

·To understand the principles of TPN administration

·To understand the principles of safe removal of a central line

Course offering

Face to Face

Frequency

Once- reattend if skill not used for 12 months

How to book

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