Be able to perform various procedures as per the Foundation Year Curriculum (click here to see list)
Level
This learning outcome is a primary level outcome.
Other Details
This list from “The New Doctor: Guidance on Foundation Training” and are the core clinical and procedural skills for provisionally registered doctors
- Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation
- Local anaesthetic infiltration
- Arterial puncture in an adult
- Blood culture from peripheral and central sites
- Subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular and intravenous injection
- Draw up and administer intravenous medications
- Draw up and administer intravenous infusions, including prescribing of fluids, blood and blood products
- Perform and interpret a 12 lead ECG
- Perform and interpret spirometry from a patient
- Urethral catheterisation
- Airway care, including simple adjuncts
- Nasogastric tube insertion
Sessions
This learning outcome is taught in the following sessions:
Assessment
This learning outcome is assessed in the following ways:
- MBBS Pt 6 (Yr 5)