New Insulin Therapy
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What you'll learn:
Correlate administration of insulin with current best practice techniques.
Differentiate between types of insulin in order to effectively individualise treatment for people with diabetes.
Apply a Quality Use of Medicines approach to the use of insulin.
Understand different administration options and devices.
Who it's for:
Why it's needed:
Insulin is prescribed as replacement therapy for people with type 1 diabetes, and is used as a supplementary therapy in 24% of people with type 2 diabetes. It is classified by the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care as high-risk medicine.
Regular review of the general principles that underlie the prescription and administration of insulin preparations for those with insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus is essential for competent nursing practice and the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM).
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