“It is the policy of the HSE that registered nurses and midwives undertaking venepuncture must have successfully achieved competence having completed an.education programme that is compliant with the HSE Guiding Framework for the Education, Training and Competence Validation in Venepuncture and Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation for Nurses and Midwives (2010). In addition, nurses and midwives undertaking venepuncture will do so in accordance with the procedural elements as outlined in this policy.”
Health Service Executive (2010) National Clinical Policy and Procedural Guideline for Nurses and Midwives undertaking Venepuncture in Adults HSE, Ireland.
