Clinical Theory and Awareness Training
Clinical theory and awareness courses aim to develop your clinical skills and knowledge. Please note that completion of clinical theory and awareness courses will not result in skills being added to your file. Practice will be required in line with the PNAH recruitment criteria prior to skills being added to your file. Click on the links below for a description of each course, and request a booking using the 'book' button.
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Anaphylaxis awareness
CPD accredited course: 2 points
Relevant to registered professionals. This course covers: the mechanism of anaphylaxis, how to recognise the signs and symptoms, assessment and emergency treatment, administering adrenaline, common causes, follow up and after care.
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Autonomic dysreflexia
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to those who interact with clients with a spinal cord injury at the thoracic six (T6) level and above. This course provides: an overview to the common causes and immediate treatment of autonomic dysreflexia, how and why it occurs, and the action to take if the person you are caring for has an episode of autonomic dysreflexia.
There is no assessment for this course, but there are refresh questions throughout and completion is measured by progress.
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COVID-19 Testing
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to all healthcare professionals in any sector. We have three entry level COVID-19 related courses available: COVID-19 Rapid onboarding, PPE (donning and doffing), and Swabbing.
Our PPE and COVID-19 Testing course is more in-depth and covers: Health and safety, fire safety, information governance, data protection and GDPR, infection prevention and control precautions, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), donning and doffing PPE, healthcare waste, safeguarding children, COVID-19 swab testing and interpreting results.
There is no assessment for this course but there are refresh questions throughout. Successful completion is measured by progress.
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Dementia awareness
CPD accredited course: 2.5 points
Relevant to those in any sector who interact with dementia clients/service users. This course covers: causes and types of dementia, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, medication, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, pain management, strategy, behaviours and communication.
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Epilepsy awareness
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to those who care for or interact with epileptic clients/service users. This course covers: types of seizures, treatment, common triggers, status epilepticus, rescue medication and an overview of administration.
There is no assessment for this course and successful completion is measured by progress.
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Enteral feeding
CPD accredited course: 2 points
Relevant to healthcare professionals who care for clients requiring enteral tube feeding. This course provides: an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract; indications for and potential complications of enteral feeding tubes; how to care, manage and monitor enteral feeding tubes, an overview of various enteral feeding tubes, infection control and your role in relation to policies and procedures.
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Management of blood and blood products
CPD accredited course: 1 points
Relevant to all healthcare professionals in an acute setting. This course gives learners the knowledge to transfuse blood and blood products ensuring the consistency of quality and the overall safety of the blood management process.
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Management of sepsis
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to all healthcare professionals in an acute setting. This course provides learners with knowledge of sepsis; how to assess sepsis cases, how to manage sepsis, treatment and the categorising of sepsis risk.
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Medication management in an acute setting
CPD accredited course: 3.5 points
Relevant to registered nurses and midwives working in an acute environment. This course covers: practical and legislative essentials of the safe handling of medicines; categories and forms of medication, information on generic and branded drugs, receiving, storage and disposal of medicines; routes, calculating doses, blood and blood products, medical waste, capacity, covert administration, ‘rights’ of administration, electronic prescribing, discovering an error, Datix, reducing the risk, paediatric parameters, anaphylaxis, initial treatment, follow up treatment and MHRA yellow card scheme.
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Motor neurone disease
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to healthcare professionals who care for or are in contact with clients with motor neurone disease. This course covers: motor neurone disease and its associated disabilities; signs and symptoms of motor neurone disease, the principles of maintaining client independence in relation to the activities of daily living, treatment and symptom control available for someone with motor neurone disease, employee roles in relation to Pulse policies and procedures.
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Observations
CPD accredited course: 1.5 points
Relevant to healthcare professionals in a clinical setting. This course covers: the importance of clinical observations, pulse, blood pressure, respiration rate, SP02 monitoring and temperature; factors affecting vital signs and ‘normal limits’.
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Nutrition and hydration
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to healthcare professionals in any sector. This course covers nutrition and hydration, including: bad practice and vulnerable people, types of hazards, bacteria growth, temperature and precautions, requirements, guidelines and The Eatwell Plate, requirements and causes of dehydration, poor nutrition, malnutrition and poor hydration, understanding nutrition and hydration, difficulties, equipment, considerations, dignity and respect.
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Phrenic nerve stimulator
CPD accredited course: 2 points
Relevant to healthcare professionals who care for clients/patients with spinal cord injuries. This course covers: the role of the phrenic nerve in relation to normal breathing; clinical conditions which may mean the client will benefit from phrenic pacing, an overview of the Astrostim unit and associated components, contraindications to phrenic nerve pacing, diaphragmatic fatigue and action to take if you notice indications of this in your client.
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Pressure area care
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to healthcare professionals in any sector. This course covers: prevention, management and care of pressure ulcers; skin and underlying tissues, how pressure ulcers occur and the necessary precautions to take to prevent them developing; recommendations for treating pressure ulcers,
reporting, policies and procedures.
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Urinary catheterisation
CPD accredited course: 2 points
Relevant to healthcare professionals in an acute setting. This course covers: anatomy and physiology of the urinary system, reasons for catheterisation, the selection process, selection of a drainage system, catheter care, complications and infection control.
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Tissue viability
There are no accredited CPD points for this course
Relevant to healthcare professionals in any sector. This course covers tissue viability, including: prevention, financial impact and the client; pressure ulcers defined, why and how ulcers occur, pressure area flow chart, risk assessment and risk factors, skin assessment, pressure ulcer assessment, testing the area, testing scales and The Braden Scale; The Waterlow Assessment, common sites for pressure ulcers, different shapes, necrosis, pressure ulcer grading, moisture
and humidity, prevention and equipment.
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