Syringe Driver

Syringe Driver
SyringeDriver
Learning Outcomes
  • ​Understand:
  • NMC standards for administering medication
  • Rationale for using a Syringe Driver in palliative care
  • Common drugs used in a Syringe Driver
  • Documentation
  • How to set up a T34 McKinley Syringe Driver
  • Competency Document
Refresher

​Annual

Target Audience
• All new district nurses to Mersey Care • District Nurses band 5 – 7 • Prison Staff • Staff within mental health Units – Ashworth hospital Rathbone hospital • CNS Specialist Palliative care team • Southport Community Staff
Band (Suitability)
Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 Band 9
LD Prospectus Event Category
Role Specific Mandated Training (Classroom/Virtual)
Trainer or Facilitator

​Specialist Pallitive Care Team

David Lee

david.lee@merseycare.nhs.uk

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