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practice nurse training

We provide a three day intensive training course to help nurses move into primary care

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Designed to help both nurses wishing to transition into primary care nursing and employers looking to train newly recruited staff, our Practice Nurse Training course is a practical face to face way to introduce registered nurses to practice nursing.

Our Introduction to Practice Nursing course is unique. It combines practical hands on training, the latest academic insight and scenario based training. It is delivered by a combination of current practice nurses and some of the UKs best expert speakers.

Day one focuses on practical treatment room skills and an overview of the role. Day two is an introduction to theory of childhood immunisation and vaccination. Day three travel health.

Day one
Skills DAY
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Day two
Childhood immunisations
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Day three
Travel health
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Course Dates

Three Day Course - 25th, 26th and 27th February 2024 - Colwall Park Hotel, Worcestershire

Three Day Course - 2nd, 3rd and 4th June 2024 - Colwall Park Hotel, Worcestershire

Three Day Course - March 2023 - 26th 27th and 28th  - The Rembrandt Hotel, London

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WE WILL BE AT NURSING LIVE exhibition WITH A STAND

November 10th- 11th 2023 - L3 4BX Queens Wharf Liverpool

NURSING LIVE EVENT

Three Day Course - March 2023 - 26th 27th and 28th  - The Rembrandt Hotel, London

NEW 2 DAY NOVICE SMEAR TAKER/CYTOLOGY THEORETICAL COURSE now available

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The 2-day Cervical Cytology Course

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION - YOU NEED TO BE PROVIDING PRACTICAL SAMPLE TAKING IN A SUPERVISED JOB SETTING WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF COMPLETEING THE 2 DAY THEORETICAL TRAINING COURSE WITH US.

Cervical Screening 2 - day course - RCN Accredited - 14 hours Revalidation
Tea / Coffee
Hot lunch and refreshments included.

Please note the requirements of this course
Attendance at both 2 days formal tuition with Practice Nurse Training Ltd.

Once in a new and supervised job setting : - A visit to the Cytology Laboratory via on-line tour facility.

Each student must send in at least 25 samples, 80% of which must contain evidence of transformation zone sampling (on women between the ages of 25 and 50). Practical, supervised sample taking must take place within 9 months from attending the 2-day theoretical training days.

A refresher half day training will be required if this time frame is not met once completing the initial training days.

Day 1 - Cervical Cytology Training 

Day 1 - Cervical Cytology Training 

Overview of the programme of learning

Learning outcomes 

Mentorship/professional support/supervision

Clinical practice

Practical Assessment

Record keeping 

Overview of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme

The Screening Pathway 

Local Screening Protocols 

Screening intervals and uptake, incl.statistics 

Call/Recall

Cervical ICE - on line test requests

Emis - Arden's Template

General Practice responsibilities 

Laboratory responsibilities

Colposcopy responsibilities

Barriers to attendance

The Background to Cervical Screening

Epidemiology

Aetiology of CIN and cancer Local Lab Lead

Review of Anatomy & Physiology of the Pelvic Organs

Understanding the Test Results and Laboratory Issue

Management of Borderline, Dyskaryosis, CGIN, ?Invasive

Infections

Professional Responsibilities and Theory

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Day two - Cervical Cytology Training 

Day 2 - Cervical Cytology Training 

Practical Sample Taking 

Understanding roles and responsibilities 

Medico-legal considerations 

Role of the Practice/Clinic Nurse 

Understanding barriers

Improving attendance 

The environment for sampling 

Sample taking equipment 

Consultation skills 

Taking a clinical history incl. symptoms

Screening history

Choosing the speculum 

Visualising and assessing the cervix

Squamous columnar junction and Transformation Zone

Contact bleeding

Suspicions of abnormality

Collecting the sample

Fixing the sample 

Endocervical sampling 

Practical tips for difficult samples

Labelling the sample vial 

Images – what you might see 

Ending the consultation 

Auditing the adequacy of sampling 

Practical Sample Taking & Consultation Skills

Putting theory into practice 

Practicing using teaching manikin 

Simulation exercises for consultation skills 

Personal Training Record Book, Sampling 

Audit and Final Assessment Processes 

Introduction to Colposcopy and the Management of Women with Abnormal Results Local Colposcopy 

Referral processes 

Referral criteria 

Waiting times

CIN explained 

The Transformation Zone 

Biopsies, excisional treatments, ablative treatments 

Risk factors and complications 

Follow-up protocols 

Femal / sexual health

Scenarios

Review of Learning Outcomes

CIN explained 

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How we can help

If you are a qualified nurse this course can help you get a job in a GP surgery.

If you are a practice manager we can help you save money and time by condensing the training of your newly recruited practice nurse.

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To avoid disappointment we highly recommend you book onto our course as soon as possible. We have recently seen a large increase in bookings.

We have helped hundreds of nurses move into practice nursing. Read what they have said about the course

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Clinical Skills

Experience an immersive day in the life of a treatment room/practice nurse in a clinical setting.

Skills Covered

• ECG'S

• Wound Management

• Speculum insertion - Swabs

• Adult Injections - B12, Prostap, Zoladex

• Contraception - Depo-Provera

• Pill/HRT Checks

• Venepuncture/commonly requested bloods

• Shingles checklist

Practice nurse manual, competency checklist, handouts, lunch and refreshments included.

• CERTIFICATE - 7 hours CPD

This training day is available every week

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