Diabetes & Subcutaneous Injection

This high intensity program is delivered by AHPRA Registered Nurses.

QHA is a registered NDIS provider. Check that your high intensity provider is NDIS registered.

This program is a co-requisite with manage diabetes. This program can not be completed without first completing manage diabetes – OUR PROGRAM NOW COMBINES THE TWO

For support staff to be able to assist with injections, the organisation must have a registered nurse available. QHA recommends that in addition to this program being completed, that your organisation’s RN completes an observation of the support staff providing injections to clients before rostering staff for injection supports.

This program will allow support staff to support clients who have a diabetes management plan developed and overseen by a health practitioner such as a registered nurse or doctor. Staff need to have been trained by a health practitioner such as a registered nurse and have access to the management plan before providing these supports.

Course outcomes (Diabetes):

• Support a person to implement their diabetes management plan
• Identify and respond to hypoglycaemic episodes
• Monitor and record blood glucose levels (BGLs) or sugar levels (BSLs)
• Follow procedures to calculate dose requirements under direction of a registered nurse
• Have a basic understanding of diabetes
• Factors that affect BGLs/BSLs
• Methods of managing insulin levels including different types of insulin
• Variables that affect insulin deliver such as timing, site selection and rotation
• Common symptoms and risks of low or unstable blood glucose/sugar levels and related responses
• Common complications and sources of expertise e.g. podiatrist

QHA recommends that any provider providing supports for clients with a diabetes management plan have access to a registered nurse or health practitioner to provide support and advise to support staff.

Program outcomes (Subcut injections):

• Confirm client details and need for injection
• Follow infection control procedures
• Follow safe injecting procedures using pumps and pens
• Monitor for any adverse reactions
• Maintain records
• Understand pens and pumps
• Different injection methods and equipment
• Site location and rotation
• Timing
• Safe needle disposal
• Signs of adverse reactions and action required including common symptoms of overdose and withdrawal
• Common risks of injecting
• Quality check protocols when calculating and delivering a variable dose

Variable dose context: The health plan allows for support workers to calculate and draw up the required dose under clinical supervision. The plan must identify the health practitioner responsible for overseeing the injecting process and describe the checking procedure to be followed so that the worker confirms calculations and dose measurement prior to administering injection.

This program is benchmarked against the NDIS skill descriptors and practice standards. Fun and engaging, this program ensures staff members complete the program with the knowledge and foundational skills to support clients according to the NDIS skill descriptors and practice standards.

Our programs are useful for audit, registration, and re-registration purposes. Certificate of completion provided by the Director of Clinical Education – Registered Nurse.