Diabetes Including Insulin (Nurses)

Diabetes Including Insulin (Nurses)

Course Length:

3 hours

Maximum Number of Attendees:

12

Course Description:

This diabetes awareness and insulin administration courseaims to improve the delegates knowledge and understanding of diabetes. 

The course is aimed at Health Care Assistants/Support Workers who are responsible for the day to day management of individuals with diabetes 

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

What this course offers:

• Introduction What is Diabetes: 

  • Gain knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus:

    • Type 1

    • Type 2

    • Gestational

  • Understand what goes wrong

  • Dietary recommendations

• Complications of Diabetes:

  • Understand causes and treatment for: 

    • Hypoglycaemia

    • Hyperglycaemia

    • DKA

  • Identify emergencies and how to deal with such circumstances

  • Identify complications that can be avoided

• Blood Sugar Monitoring:

  • Establish the correct procedures of blood glucose monitoring including infection control procedures, health and safety including sharps procedures

  • Interpret the results

  • Identify when to seek further assistance

  • Practical session

• Insulin:

  • Consent, confidentiality, chaperoning, privacy, and dignity

  • Understand the different types of insulin

  • Explain how insulin works

  • Identify appropriate injection sites

  • Injection techniques

  • Support in self administration of insulin

  • Appropriate documentation