Newtown | Hospice NZ annual syringe driver update
Event Information
About this event
This is a refresher course for registered and enrolled nurses working in aged residential care and community settings. The update workshop is a one hour presentation that covers the theory, practical knowledge and skills required for managing a syringe driver.
Learning outcomes for HNZ annual syringe driver update
Following this training participants will:
- Be able to assess patients for suitability for a syringe driver
- Understand their professional, clinical and legal responsibilities
- Gain an updated competency in setting up and troubleshooting syringe drivers
- Gain an updated competency in calculating medications and knowing their actions and effects
- Develop communication techniques for use with colleagues, patients and whanau
Organiser Mary Potter Hospice
Organiser of Newtown | Hospice NZ annual syringe driver update
Established in 1979, Mary Potter Hospice is a charitable trust. Over this time our values have remained firm – respect, compassion, dignity, hospitality and stewardship. We’re committed to providing specialist palliative care for people living with life-limiting illnesses and their families or whānau in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti.