Management of Subcutaneous Infusions in Palliative Care

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  • Introduction:
  • Section 1: The Patient and Family/Carer Experience
  • Section 2: General Equipment
  • Section 3: Selection and Preparation of the Site
  • Section 4: Drugs and Diluents
  • Section 5: Patient and Family/Carer Education
  • Section 6: Patient Assessment and Troubleshooting
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Resources

Some learning resources

 

• Dickman A, Schneider J, Varga J (2005). The syringe driver: Continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative care (Second ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Egle C (2007). Adult learning principles for facilitators. Rural Health Education Foundation. Available from.
  http://www.rhef.com.au/wp-content/uploads/userfiles/716_alp_lr.pdf
• Flinders University School of Nursing & Midwifery. Basic drug calculations. http://nursing.flinders.edu.au/students/studyaids/drugcalculations/
• Government of Western Australia, Department of Health - WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network (2010).  Palliative care medicine and symptom guide.
  http://www.healthnetworks.health.wa.gov.au/cancer/docs/Consumer_Book.pdf
• Knowles MS, Holton EF, Swanson RA (2005).  The adult learner (Sixth ed).  London: Elsevier.      
• Queensland Health - Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative (2009). Guidelines for the handling of medication in community-based palliative care services in Queensland.
  http://www.health.qld.gov.au/cpcre/pdf/medguidepall.pdf