CTR Care Training Limited | Award Winning Care Training Provider in South Wales

Duration

One day

Maximum number of learners:

16

Course overview:

This course has been specifically developed to meet the requirements of the Quality and Credit Framework course outcomes for Safe Administration of Medication. It will teach the learner how to support people with medication routines and where applicable to assist, prompt and/or administer drugs and to recognise possible side effects.

The course also refers to the "control" of medicines, which relates to safe Prescribing, Dispensing, Collection/receipt, recording of administration or refusal, Management of errors, Storage, Audit, Disposal of medicines.

This course will also give the learner the knowledge and skills required to confidently work independently as a care worker.

Course learning outcomes:

At the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Outline the principles of key legislation relation to the prescribing, dispensing, administration, storage and disposal of medication
• Give examples of how patient confidentiality can be maintained
• State the different classifications of medication
• Identify routes of entry for different medications
• Give examples of appropriate storage of medication
• Identify sources of information related to medicines
• Define the terms Consent, Covert administration, Self-administration, Risk assessment
• Outline the principles of consent in relation to the administration of medication
• Explain the actions to be taken if an individual consistently refuses medication
• State the checks to be undertaken prior to the administration of medications
• Identify information that should be recorded in relation to the administration of medication
• Outline the principles of good record keeping
• Outline common reactions to medications
• Explain how to identify potential adverse reactions to medication and the actions to be taken