Administration and Medication Management Course
This course is designed to equip staff who deal with medication and administration and supply them with the skills necessary
Sample Program – Administration & Medication Management - Housekeeping
- The Law Relating to Administrating Medication
- How do we define a Drug and a Medicine?
- How do we identify and Classify Medication?
- Systemic Medication, Topical Medication
- Routes of Administration
- Forms of Medication
- How Medicines & Drugs work-The danger with Paracetamol
- Prescriptions & Labeling
- Instructions on how to take Medication
- Risk Assessment
- Patient Consent
- Do we Prompt or Administer?
- Specialised Areas
- Alternative Remedies
- Keeping Accurate Records
- Side effects & how to respond to them
- Errors in Medication Administration
- Disposal of Medication
- Local Policies & Procedures
- Any Questions?
- Evaluations
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SAMPLE PROGRAM WHICH CAN BE CHANGED FOR YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS.
| Essential Info | |
| Who should attend? | All staff who deal with medication and administration. | |
| Teaching methods | - Group Discussions, quizzes
- Written exercises & case studies
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| Duration of course | 1/2 day or 1 day | |
| Number of delegate places | | |
| Trainers Qualifications | Pact in Partnership with Hampshire County Council Train the Trainer Medicine Management. NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Safe Handling of Medicines | |
| | A Booklet is issued to all attending the course along with a certificate of attendance. | |
Trainers facilitating the course follow the ICM code of practise and are members of the ICM. The Company has also been accorded ICM Quality Award Centre status (QAC Registration Number QAC2022)