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Diabetes Awareness For New and Experienced Unregistered Staff

Aim of the Session:

Aimed at care staff who are not administering insulin/checking blood sugars.

Duration:
3 hours

Staff group:
HCAs

Course Summary:

By attending the programme individuals will:

  1. Understanding Diabetes
    • What is diabetes
    • The different types of diabetes
    • Signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
  2. Prevention and early intervention of Type 2 diabetes (RQF)
    • Risk Factors
  3. Understand the initial care of diabetes (RQF)
    • Health and foot care
    • High risk conditions
  4. Understand the treatment and management of diabetes (RQF)
    • Medication
    • Describe the agreed ways of working in relation to medication (13.5a)
    • Diet
    • Care plans and record keeping
    • Explain why it is important to have secure systems for recording, storing, and sharing information
    • Explain the principles of safe handling of infected or soiled linen and clinical waste (15.1e)
  5. Privacy and dignity
    • List situations where an individual’s privacy and dignity could be compromised (7.1b)
    • Describe how to maintain privacy and dignity in the work setting (7.1c)

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