Syringe Driver Competency Course
About the Programme
The Syringe Driver Competency education assists Registered Nurses to obtain the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills needed to manage syringe drivers in their place of practice and for enrolled nurses to be competent in checking syringe drivers.
This programme is delivered in two steps
Online: Theory and Assessment – 2hrs
In-person: Practical Assessment – 1-2hrs
Step One:
Complete the Ko Awatea online modules.
Ko Awatea is an online learning tool available to registered nurses working with palliative care patients in ARC facilities, hospital or community-based providers.
The course consists of 6 modules of theory with short quizzes. During each module participants complete a theory assessment. A pass mark of 80% and a drug calculation assessment pass mark of 100% is required.
Step Two:
On successful completion of the online modules participants may then register through Lake Taupō Hospice to attend a 1.5 hr practical assessment session - this must be done within 3 months of completion of the online modules.
Assessments take place at Izard Hospice House, 29 Huka Falls Road.
Courses will be held on:
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 1.30pm
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 1.30pm
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 1.30pm
Step Three:
A certificate will be available through Ko Awatea once you have completed both the Online modules and the Practical Assessment.
Please contact info@laketaupohospice.co.nz if you have any further questions.
There is no cost to do this programme and assessments.