Subcutaneous Injection Administration Policy and Procedure

An editable NDIS subcutaneous injection policy and procedure for providers whose workers give medications such as insulin or enoxaparin by injection. It sets out how trained, delegated workers prepare, inject and record each dose safely.

What is inside:

• Purpose, scope, policy statement and definitions, including site rotation and lipohypertrophy
• Worker requirements: training, competency sign-off and written delegation from a Registered Nurse
• Equipment, including a sharps container, blood glucose meter and fast-acting carbohydrate
• Preparation using the rights of medication administration, medication checks and site inspection
• Injection technique, with specific steps for insulin and enoxaparin, and never recapping needles
• Contraindications and escalation, including hypoglycaemia below 4.0 mmol/L and anaphylaxis
• Infection control, documentation, prescriber orders, insulin storage and pen technique
• Annual competency refresh, incident reporting, records and evidence, and legislation table

Good to know: no injection may be given without a current documented order from the prescribing health practitioner. Clinical content is reviewed by a Registered Nurse or relevant clinician.

• Reviewed against the current NDIS Rules, Practice Standards and Commission guidance
• Editable DOCX with a placeholder legend, so you enter your details once
• Instant download

These templates are general information, not legal advice. No template can guarantee registration or audit outcomes.