Syringe Driver Management Training
for Registered Practitioners
📅 Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
🎓 Accreditation: ✅ CPD Accredited
👩⚕️ Audience: Registered Nurses, Community Nurses, Palliative Care Teams, Hospice Staff and Registered Healthcare Professionals involved in syringe driver management.
🏥 Format: Face-to-face at your organisation
👥 Group Size: Up to 10 delegates
Subcutaneous Infusion Device Training for Nurses
Course Details:
Safe syringe driver management is an essential skill within palliative and end of life care. Poor set-up, incorrect medication administration or delayed escalation can place patients at risk and impact symptom control. This practical course explores continuous subcutaneous infusions, T34 or BD BodyGuard T syringe pumps, medication safety, monitoring requirements and troubleshooting in clinical practice.
Learners will develop confidence in setting up and monitoring syringe drivers, recognising complications, understanding professional accountability and supporting patients and families during end of life care. The course also reinforces safe medicines management, documentation, consent and local policy requirements.
Around 90% of people nearing the end of life experience symptoms that may require palliative intervention, highlighting the importance of effective symptom management and safer medication administration.
Learning Outcomes - Syringe Driver Training for Nurses
By the end of this CPD-accredited course, participants will be able to:
- Underpin the legal and professional responsibilities in regards to medication administration, with emphasis on the subcutaneous route.
- List indications for continuous subcutaneous infusions, the advantages and disadvantages.
- Identify the appropriate equipment required for setting up a syringe driver.
- Discuss observational and monitoring requirements during infusion.
- Label key sites for subcutaneous administration of medications.
- Identify possible problems and appropriate troubleshooting management.
- Name the key parts and function of the syringe driver.
- Demonstrate the practical elements of setting up the syringe driver.
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Why Choose Hickby?
👩⚕️ Nurse-led expertise
Delivered by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators with real-world practice.
🎓 CPD accredited
Assurance that training meets national professional standards.
📖 Evidence-based
Aligned with NICE, RCN, and NMC guidance for safe, effective care.
“Brilliant training delivered in a clear and interactive way. All questions were answered, and the practical guidance was excellent.”
Clinical Manager
Care Setting
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