Safe Handling of Medication
Course Modules
- Controlling Medicines
- Managing Medicines
- Types of Medicines
- Medicine Administration
The course is suitable for managers and senior care workers, to enable them to supervise or undertake the administration of medicines in accordance with current legislation. This will allow Managers or senior care workers to enable them to supervise or undertake the administration of medicines in their particular care setting and in accordance with current legal requirements.
Course Description
This course provides all the knowledge requirements for the safe control, handling and administration of medicines in social and domiciliary care environments.
The course meets the requirements for and covers in its entirety the Learning Outcomes of the “Knowledge Set for Medication”, as defined by Skills for Care and Development in 2005.
Following successful completion of the theoretical and practical components, a manager may recognise an individual as a person designated for the administration of medicines.
The course title refers to the “control” of medicines, which relates to safe:
- Prescribing
- Dispensing
- Collection or receipt
- Recording of administration or refusal
- Management of errors
- Storage
- Audit
Course Objectives
- Describe the key legislation and guidance relating to the safe handling of medicines
- Identify how organisational policies and procedures ensure the safe handling of medicines
- For a range of care settings and both medical and non-medical care staff, outline the process for the prescribing, dispensing, obtaining and checking of medicines
- Outline the range of support and guidance available relating to medicines and explain the importance of confidentiality relating to disclosure about individuals’ medication
- Identify the types, purpose and classification of medicines commonly administered
- Explain the routes by which medicines may be administered, the related rules for administration and level of competence required
- Outline the importance of checking for, recognising and reporting effects that can occur as a result of an adverse reaction, a contraindication or an interaction between medicines
- Explain the need to gain consent and undertake risk assessment prior to the self or secondary administration of medicines
- Describe the importance of the preparation for and administration of medicines to ensure accuracy
- Identify the importance of accurate recording for the administration and refusal of medicines and administration errors
- Recognise the requirements to validate the accuracy of safe storage and recording for medicines and for their safe disposal
Price £40.00 Per Delegate and group booking discounts available .
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