Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness Training
Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness Training is a one-day course that is tailored for registered nurses, community carers, support workers, and healthcare assistants seeking to expand their clinical skills in complex care, with a specific focus on tracheostomy management.
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Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness Training Course Overview
The Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness training course is ideal for those with limited prior experience in tracheostomy care.
Participants will gain essential knowledge and hands-on experience in caring for individuals with a tracheostomy in community settings.
What You’ll Learn in Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness Training
Through simulated practice scenarios, learners on the Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness training course will build confidence and competence in managing real-life situations safely and effectively.
All content is aligned with best practices and guidance from the National Tracheostomy Safety Project (UK), supporting improved care, enhanced patient safety, and better health outcomes.
By the end of this training course, you’ll be able to:
Understand the different types and characteristics of tracheostomy tubes (more)
- Adult: Tracoe Twist, fenestrated, cuffed/uncuffed, subglottic
- Paediatric: Neonatal and paediatric Shiley tubes, Bivona Flextend
Demonstrate awareness of safe tracheostomy care practices (more)
- Suction techniques
- Tape/tie changes
- Use of humidification and nebulisers
- Application of speaking valves
- Routine tube changes
Participate in simulated practice stations (more)
- Suctioning
- Tape/tie changes
- Tracheostomy tube changes
- One-person emergency tube change technique
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Make yourself comfortable and learn from the best at one of our state-of-the-art locations in Kent, Essex, Hampshire, and Sussex.
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Who Can Benefit From Adult and Paediatric Tracheostomy Awareness Training?
Superior Healthcare provides tracheostomy training to care services, schools, nurseries, nursing homes, private hospitals, residential homes, hospices, and more. We also deliver tracheostomy training to our complex care and nursing teams.
We offer training for individuals, such as nurse managers, registered nurses, paramedics, senior carers, healthcare assistants, and support workers. This training is ideal for those looking to refresh their tracheostomy skills and clinical knowledge.
Additionally, our CPD-accredited tracheostomy training helps meet nurse revalidation requirements.
Our complex care team receive paid tracheostomy training upon joining Superior Healthcare and as part of their annual refreshers.
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