Download Training Standards Aims and Objectives To provide HCAS with the knowledge and skills required for the procedure of administering B12 injections To provide the HCA with resources, education and awareness of the legal issues, accountability and prescribing through delegation To provide the mechanisms for the HCA to be signed off as competent by a trained nurse in their workplace and follow the protocols and framework supplied for safe practice Course Content The role of the HCA in extended practice What is Pernicious anemia What are the symptoms, causes and treatment of B12 deficiency How do I monitor patients with B12 deficiency How is B12 prescribed/ legal issues/ prescriptions: PSD What are the side effects/contraindications/follow up care/ anaphylaxis Record keeping/documentation/communication with patients/capacity/consent Injection administration and techniques including practical session Technique/route/infection control/safe handling and disposal of sharps Protocols/ competencies and supervised practice by mentor Book Now
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Hold the syringe like a dart, rest the needle against the skin at 90 (right angles) to the skin, push hard, bit harder, until suddenly the needle slides through
Some protocols suggest increasing by 1.25 mg when side effects are a concern, and at 5 mg/mL, that 1.25 mg increase is a clean 25-unit adjustment
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