Medication Administration
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Course Aim
To refresh understanding and skills relating to drug administration and management
Learning Outcomes By the end of this course you will have been updated on the following:- How drugs are defined in medical practice
- The importance of competency
- Legislation underpinning Medication Administration
- The common types and forms of medication
- The different routes of administering medication
- Drugs which are controlled by law
- How medication passes through the body
- How to correctly store controlled drugs
- That medication can have side effects
- The ways that drugs can interact with other factors
- That some people can find it difficult to take medication
- Procedures for ordering medication
- Procedures for disposing of medication
- The use of MAR charts
- The processes involved in administering medication
- Ways to support residents in self-administration
- The types of medication that a Carer can administer
- What to do in the event of an error
- Ways to avoid errors
- Your responsibilities and the responsibilities of others in your workplace regarding medication administration
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3 Hours
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