title: Venepuncture technique training vs practice: a survey of foundation year 1 doctors.
abstract: This survey investigated potential disparity between foundation year 1 doctors' formal undergraduate venepuncture training and their actual clinical practice. Is there still a high prevalence of needle and syringe use?
authors.affiliation: Centre for Medical and Healthcare Education, St George's, University of London, London SW17 0RE.
authors.forename: Scarpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schoeman
authors.forename: Edmund J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald O'Connor
authors.forename: Rowan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muirhead-Smith
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ware
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009339:Needles; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013594:Syringes