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Safe Administration of Medicines
Address all your legal obligations, induction, refresher, vocational and management training needs with our completely up to date Safe Administration of Medicines Training Resource.
About the Course
Satisfying current standards, this course will ensure you get medication administration right, first time, every time.
Make sure your medication practices are to best standard by using our medication administration training resource, which is both fully comprehensive and easy to understand.
Who is this course for?
Whether for induction, vocational, refresher or management training, this is medication administration training you will want to use time after time. You can start the course right now.
What does the course cover?
What are medications?
Legal responsibilities
Policies and procedures
Medication training
Dose
Frequency
Medication timing
Medication routes
Side effects
Contraindications
Drug interactions
Tolerance, dependence and addiction
Controlled medications
Prescriptions and who can prescribe
Over the counter medicines
Ordering medication
Collecting medication
Medication storage
Medication disposal
Consent
Medication refusal
Capacity issues
Covert medication
Self-administration
Risk assessment
Medicines support
Medication aids and MCAs
Infection control and hand hygiene
The “6 R’s”
Medication administration
Medicating away from the care setting
Secondary dispensing
Time sensitive and PRN medications
Medication challenges and errors
Medication Administration Records
Reporting concerns
Polypharmacy
Medication reviews
How is the course assessed?
After each module you will be asked a set of multiple-choice questions. The answers are marked automatically so you instantly know your score.
Every trainee receives a FREE training certificate on completion of the course as evidence for your records.
Contributes to Care Certificate Standard 13
All new health and social care workers should be inducted according to the Care Certificate framework. This replaces the Common Induction Standards and National Minimum Training Standards.
Social Care TV have a wide range of training that satisfies the requirements of the Care Certificate. Furthermore, our training covers, at the same time, important aspects of further vocational training.
From only £1.49 *Excludes VAT. Based on bulk credit pricing
Duration: 90-100m
Modules: 24
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CPD Accredited and Skills for Care Endorsed
Free certification
Standards compliant
Access course on desktop and mobile, from work or home
No time limits, work at your own pace
Monitor and track staff progress

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