Practical Skills and Procedures, General Medical Council, April 2019, p.4 & 5
Diagnostic Procedures
5. Take blood cultures: take samples of venous blood to test for the growth of infectious organisms
7. Carry out venepuncture: insert a needle into a patient's vein to take a sample of blood for testing.
NMC Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses, 17 May 2018, p.32 2.2 undertake venepuncture and cannulation and blood sampling, interpreting normal and common abnormal blood profiles and venous blood gases
Royal Marsden Manual 9th Ed (2015). Procedure guideline 10.1 Venepuncture. Select the vein by careful palpation; use 23-gauge winged infusion device for small veins; Anchor the vein by applying manual traction on the skin; Insert the needle smoothly at an angle of approx. 30 degrees; reduce the angle once flashback of blood is seen; withdraw blood; remove needle; inspect puncture point before applying a dressing. Procedure guideline 14.4: Peripheral Cannula insertion: Assess and select vein; Anchor the vein; hold the cannula in the dominant hand, ensure it is in the bevel up position; insert the cannula through the skin; wait for first flashback of blood and then withdraw the stylet slightly; advance the cannula; attach a primed extension set, needless injection cap or administration set.
NHS National Practitioner Program: Matrix Specification for the Physician Associate (2016). p.127: Core Procedural Skills: Venepuncture; IV cannulation
Specialty Training Curriculum For Core Medical Training, 20013 (p.165): The CMT StR is expected to be competent, and maintain competency, in the following practical procedures in the Foundation curriculum during Core Medical Training: ...Venepuncture
GMC Outcomes for provisionally registered doctors with a licence to practise (The Trainee Doctor), 2015 p. 8: Core clinical and procedural skills ...: Venepuncture, IV cannulation
