Medication Administration

Medication Administration training is an excellent refresher course for healthcare professionals with the responsibility of receiving, storing, administering and disposing of medication.

OBJECTIVES

• Understand the professional accountability and legal responsibilities of your role.
• Describe the importance and duty to report any acts or omissions in care that could be detrimental to yourself, other individuals or your employer
• Understand the importance of working within your own sphere of competence 
• Describe the importance of offering effective verbal and non-verbal support and reassurance to individuals
• Describe the importance of communicating effectively and how communication differences may be overcome
• Understand the factors which may compromise the comfort and dignity of individuals 
• Understand the importance of obtaining valid consent and offer information, support and reassurance 
• Understand the process of Pharmacokinetics
• Understand how to read prescriptions/medication administration charts 
• Describe how to prepare the medication for administration using a non-touch technique
• List how you would check that the individual had taken their medication
• Understand how you dispose of different medications
• Understand the importance of keeping accurate and up to date records
• Describe how to apply standard precautions for infection prevention and control and any other relevant health and safety measures
• Understand the theory and practise for working out medication dosages
• Describe common prescribing errors and techniques to recognise these prior to administration
• Describe appropriate ways of escalating concerns

COURSE CONTENT

• Legislation
• The 8 rights of medication administration
• Classification and types of medication
• Routes into the body
• Maintaining records
• Prescribing medication
• Types and reasons for errors
• Storing and disposing of medication
• Self-administration and supporting independence
• Contra indications, allergies and overdoses
• Monitoring dosage systems
• Medication calculations

COURSE BENEFITS

• Certificate lasts for 1 year!
• Reduce the likelihood of errors made whilst administering medicine
• Delivers key information to enhance user/ patient care