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How to teach carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines

Learn how to effectively train carers to safely manage breakthrough symptoms using subcutaneous medicines. This session covers recognizing and rating symptoms, selecting the correct medicines, administering medications, and more.

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How to teach carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines

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  1. How to teach carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines Presented by: [Insert your name here] [Insert your organisation here]

  2. Learning outcomes After completing this session you should be able to: • Prepare for a one-on-one training session with a carer • Use the caring@home resources to teach the carer how to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines • Observe and assess a carer’s competency to help manage subcutaneous medicines for breakthrough symptoms safely

  3. Please note…. For patient safety, the caring@homeresources must be used only by services that can provide a 24-hour on-call phone number for carers, to provide appropriate clinical advice about managing subcutaneous medicines (1,2)

  4. Preparing • Some carers may lack confidence initially (3,4) • The importance of the one-on-one training session with a nurse • Reassurance for carer

  5. Helpful tips before you start the carer training session • Find an appropriate teaching space • Ensure the person being cared for is settled • Ask the carer if they want someone else to be involved • Reassure the carer that there is plenty of time for teaching • Explain to the carer that they should ask questions at any time Ask the carer if they want to ask someone else to be involved in the training session Reassure the carer that there is plenty of time to go through everything

  6. Checking carer understanding • Important to check carer understanding • Good strategies include: • Teach-back strategy • The ask-tell-ask method • Teach to goal (5)

  7. Elements of the one-on-one carer training session

  8. 1. Recognising and rating breakthrough symptoms

  9. Clinical notesRecognising and rating breakthrough symptoms • How do you know what are common breakthrough symptoms? • Why are symptom rating scales used?

  10. 2. Knowing what subcutaneous medicines to give

  11. Clinical notes (1)Knowing what subcutaneous medicines to give • Why is anticipatory prescribing important? • How to ensure that the carer selects the correct medicine?

  12. Clinical notes (2)Knowing what subcutaneous medicines to give • Where does the colour-coded labelling system originate from? • Why are there blank syringe labels included in the caring@homepackage?

  13. 3. Writing a label, opening an ampoule and drawing up medicine

  14. Clinical notes (1)Writing a label, opening an ampoule and drawing up medicine • Calculating how much medicine to draw up in the syringe • Labelling a syringe

  15. Clinical notes (2)Writing a label, opening an ampoule and drawing up medicine • If the nurse draws up the medicine • If your organisation uses an ampoule opener • Disposing of a sharps container

  16. 4. Giving medicine using a subcutaneous cannula

  17. Clinical notes Giving medicine using a subcutaneous cannula • Why insert two subcutaneous cannulas? • Why use a needleless technique? • Why flush the cannula? • Why flush with sodium chloride 0.9%?

  18. 5. Checking the subcutaneous cannula

  19. 6. Recording in the medicines diary

  20. 7. Making sure there are enough medicines in the house

  21. 8. Safely storing and disposing of subcutaneous medicines

  22. 9. Seeking further advice • Write the 24 hour contact number on the fridge chart • Ensure carer can show you where to find the 24 hour contact number

  23. Remember…. • Ask the carer if they have any questions • Remind the carer to call for advice at any time • Check carer competency & complete the Carer post-training competency assessment

  24. So let’s chat ...

  25. References • Shepperd S, Gonçalves-Bradley DC, Straus S, Wee B. Hospital at home: home-based end-of-life care. Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 2016; 2: 1465-1858. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009231.pub2. [Accessed 6 December 2018]. • Wilson E, Caswell G, Turner N, Pollock K. Managing medicines for patients dying at home: A review of family caregivers’ experiences. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018; 56(6):962-974. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.08.019. [Accessed 6 December 2018]. • Israel F, Reymond L, Slade G, Menadue S, Charles MA. Lay caregivers’ perspectives on injecting subcutaneous medications at home. Int J PalliatNurs. 2008; 14(8): 390-395. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2008.14.8.30774. [Accessed 6 December 2018]. • Healy S, Israel F, Charles M, Reymond L. Laycarers can confidently prepare and administer subcutaneous injections for palliative care patients at home: A randomized controlled trial. Palliat Med. 2018; 32(7): 1208-1215. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0269216318773878. [Accessed 6 December 2018].

  26. References • Baker DW, DeWalt DA, Schillinger D et.al. “Teach to goal”: theory and design principles of an intervention to improve heart failure self management skills of patients with low health literacy. J Health Comm. 2011; 16 Suppl(3):73-88. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2011.604379. [Accessed 3 January 2019]. • Chang VT, Hwang SS, Feurerman M. Validation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment. Cancer. 2000 May 1; 88(9):2164-71. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10813730. [Accessed 3 January 2019]. • Palliative Care Expert Group. Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative Care Version 4. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd ; 2016. • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. National Standard for User-applied Labelling of Injectable Medicines, Fluids and Lines. Sydney: ACSQHC, 2015. Available from: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications/national-standard-for-user-applied-labelling/. [Accessed 3 January 2019].

  27. References • Healy S, Israel F, Charles M, Reymond L. Caring Safely at Home Project Final Report 2012. Brisbane: Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative. Available from: https://www.caresearch.com.au/caresearch/Portals/0/Documents/WhatisPalliativeCare/NationalProgram/PCForPeopleAtHome/Final_SummaryRreport_June2011_CSAH.pdf. [Accessed 3 January 2019]. • Kumar RB, Rahman ZU. Needle free injection systems. Int J Pharm Sci Res. 2013; 4(1):132-147. Available from: http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/needle-free-injection-systems/?view=fulltext. [Accessed 3 January 2019]. • Flowers C, McLeod F. Diluent choice for subcutaneous infusion: a survey of the literature and Australian practice. Int J PalliatNurs. 2005; 11(2): 54-60. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2005.11.2.17670. [Accessed 3 January 2019].

  28. w: www.caringathomeproject.com.au t: 1300 600 007 e: caringathome@health.qld.gov.au

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