International
journal of palliative nursing; Aug 2016; vol. 22(8) 369-378
Lee, Louise; Howard, Kay;
Wilkinson, Lyn; Kern, Cheryl; Hall, Sarah
This article describes the
development and implementation of a policy to support community professionals
to train informal carers to give, 'as required ', subcutaneous medications to
their relative. From the small numbers audited it could be suggested that if the
process is well managed and the informal carers feel supported they can safely
and effectively administer subcutaneous injections in community palliative
care.
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