Basic Vital Observations and Blood Glucose Level Monitoring Training

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Basic Vital Observations

You will be provided with an understanding of normal ranges in basic vital observations, when to perform them, how to use the equipment involved and to understand when and how to escalate the results using SBAR.

Blood Glucose Monitoring

You will learn the principles of blood glucose monitoring for diabetes in end of life care and you will be able to demonstrate the practical application when it is applicable in practice.

Course delivery

This session will be delivered by Kate Tyas

As one of our practice educators, Kate works both as a staff nurse within the inpatient unit and also part of the education team. This valuable role ensures that educational practices are kept up to date, and her role within education means that she has knowledge of the realistic nature of working with patients in the current climate of care.

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Who should attend?

This training is suitable for Registered and Non-Registered staff, including CPCT Specialist Nurse, CPCT Registered Nurse, CPCT CSAs (Band 4), H@H Carers (Band 3), IPU Registered Nurse, IPU HCAs (Band 2 and Band 3).

Course content