Venepuncture and Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation
Mater Education’s combined venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation course delivers the knowledge and skills needed to perform venepuncture and cannulation procedures with safety and efficiency.
Taught in Mater Education’s world-class simulation facilities, under the guidance of our team of interprofessional education experts, the course takes participants through a series of workshops and simulations that help consolidate learnings with real-life application. Key areas of study and skills development include:
- anatomy and physiology of vessels
- venepuncture and cannulation equipment
- venepuncture and cannulation procedures
- different venepuncture techniques
- order of the draw
- management of complications.
Our team of educators can build bespoke offerings of this course to suit you and your team's needs. Contact us to learn more.
Who should attend?
Our workshop is designed for health professionals who perform venepuncture and cannulation, including registered and enrolled nurses, medical students, clinicians in cosmetic health, researchers, and other workers who require these skills.
Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation are invasive procedures that must only be carried out by trained and authorised practitioners working within organisational policies and clinical governance frameworks. Individuals who are not registered health practitioners must not perform these procedures unless specifically trained, authorised, and working within an approved scope of practice.
This workshop provides foundational learning in a simulated environment. Your employer is responsible for assessing your clinical competence. You may only perform venepuncture or cannulation if it falls within your professional scope or you have been formally trained and assessed as competent by your workplace.
Please speak with your employer before booking to confirm whether this skill is required for your role.
Course information
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This course is delivered in two parts: an e-learning module and a practical simulation module.
E-Learning module
Once enrolled, you must complete an e-learning module, which will take approximately one hour. This e-learning module will provide you with the knowledge required to underpin the practical component of the course.Practical simulation module
Following successful completion of the e-learning module, participants will learn venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation techniques in a hands-on, simulated 6.5 hour workshop. -
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion of the course and assessment in performing venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation in a simulated environment.
While this workshop is not an accredited course, it provides valuable upskilling for clinicians within their existing scope of practice. Ongoing competency and application of these skills in clinical settings will be determined by your employer in line with organisational policies and clinical practice guidelines.
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This course will require approximately 1.5 hours to complete the e-learning module, prior to the 6.5 hour practical workshop component.
Practical Workshop 8.30am-3.30pm
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