Apprenticeship Learning Log

 

Date of Learning: 26.02.2025

Time: 0930 – 1630

Title of learning activity: Session 1: Planning and Monitoring Care – Formative Workshop. Session 2.injection Techniques

 

Diary of Learning activity

This morning session was how to plan care using various models and acronyms. Roper, Logan and Tierney was one of the models we looked at when planning care for a patient – be mindful that not all the panels will apply when in the planning stages. I found this session very interesting and can see how my further practice as an NA, how using these techniques will help me to plan safe, effective person-centred care.

 

The afternoon was a practical session on Injection techniques for Subcutaneous and intramuscular injections. We were taught the difference between the two types of injection and that sub cutaneous injections take longer to have an effect whereas intramuscular work much quicker as the muscle is much more vascular allowing movement into the blood stream to be easier and faster. Sub cutaneous injections are where you slightly pinch the skin and insert the needle at a 45-degree angle and an intramuscular injection uses a flattening of the muscle technique using your index and middle finger and inserting the needle at a 90-degree angle (dart).

 

 

KSBs addressed:

K1: Understand the Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (NMC, 2018), and how to fulfill all registration requirements

K2: Understand the demands of professional practice and demonstrate how to recognise signs of vulnerability in themselves or their colleagues and the action required to minimise risks to health

K3: Understand the professional responsibility to adopt a healthy lifestyle to maintain the level of personal fitness and well-being required to meet people’s needs for mental and physical care

K4: Understand the principles of research and how research findings are used to inform evidence-based practice

K5: Understand the meaning of resilience and emotional intelligence, and their influence on an individual’s ability to provide care

K6: Understand and apply relevant legal, regulatory and governance requirements, policies, and ethical frameworks, including any mandatory reporting duties, to all areas of practice

K9: Understand the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people

K13: Understand the contribution of social influences, health literacy, individual circumstances, behaviours and lifestyle choices to mental, physical and behavioural health outcomes

K14: Understand the importance of health screening

S1: Act in accordance with the Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (NMC, 2018), and fulfil all registration requirements

S2: Keep complete, clear, accurate and timely records

S3: Recognise and report any factors that may adversely impact safe and effective care provision

S4: Take responsibility for continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills

S5: Safely demonstrate evidence-based practice in all skills and procedures required for entry to the register: Standards of proficiency for nursing associates Annex A & B (NMC 2018)

S6: Act as an ambassador for their profession and promote public confidence in health and care services

S7: Communicate effectively using a range of skills and strategies with colleagues and people at all stages of life and with a range of mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural health challenges

S14: Promote preventive health behaviours and provide information to support people to make informed choices to improve their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing

S15: Identify people who are eligible for health screening

S16: Promote health and prevent ill health by understanding the evidence base for immunisation, vaccination and herd immunity

S17: Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance

S18: Apply knowledge, communication and relationship management skills required to provide people, families and carers with accurate information that meets their needs before, during and after a range of interventions

S33: Maintain safe work and care environments

S34: Act in line with local and national organisational frameworks, legislation and regulations to report risks, and implement actions as instructed, following up and escalating as required

S35: Accurately undertake risk assessments, using contemporary assessment tools

B1: Treat people with dignity, respecting individual’s diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences

B2: Show respect and empathy for those you work with, have the courage to challenge areas of concern and work to evidence based best practice

B3: Be adaptable, reliable and consistent, show discretion, resilience and sel