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Syringe Driver Training

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Course Duration: 3 hours

Course Level: Level 2

Certificate: 1-year certificate

Course Mode: In Person

Max Delegates: 13

Practical: Yes

Accredited: Yes

Designed for

Nursing Associates, Nurses, District Nurses, Community Staff Nurses, Hospice Staff, Home Care Managers, Care Home Managers

CPD Hours – 3 hours 

This syringe driver training course is designed to give knowledge and skills in relation to safe medication administration via a syringe driver. Management and care of those with syringe drivers.

  • Navigating difficult conversations with patients and their loved ones
  • Gain a understanding of the priorities for care of the dying patient and their loved ones
  • Gain an understanding of when a syringe driver is required in palliative or end of life care
  • Recognise the different medications used for symptom management
  • Gain an understanding of prescribing of medications for syringe drivers, compatibility and drug calculations.
  • How to set up a syringe driver, labelling, monitoring of patient symptoms, accountability and effective usage
  • Recognise the common complications and Troubleshooting
  • Infection control measurements
  • Practical Demonstration
  • Practical Session for Participants

Outcomes

Workbook, Practical competency in the use of syringe drivers and a certificate upon successful completion.

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FAQ's

We have a team of qualified nurses and healthcare professionals across the country. All are medically qualified and very experienced in the delivery of care of the subject taught.

Varies according to the course but we have courses for HCA’s, Health Care Workers, Home Care Workers, Care Home Workers, leads or link nurses, care staff champions, community staff nurses, district nurses, practice nurses, Nursing Associates, Nurses, Home Care Managers, Care Home Managers

The ideal number would be 3 to 8 but we accept up to 13 on most courses

Depending on the course- short courses are up to three hours and long courses are up to five hours.

Each will benefit from the best personal tuition from a trainer with experience in the condition or skill. Workbooks are issued together with certificates upon successful completion.

Skills Training with practical will help delegates gain some competence in their skill, along with a signed competence from the trainer.

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