Medication Awareness Training for Care
This Medication Awareness Training course is specifically targeted at care workers who look after residents in a care home. It provides an overview of how to manage residents’ medical needs; the legal responsibilities involved; and how to deliver, store, and dispose of medication and effectively manage doses.
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The care homes use of medicines (CHUMS) study observed that errors occur on 8.4% of medication administration events.
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- 30m
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Learning outcomes
- Understand the risks associated with incorrect medication administration
- Learn about the relevant legislation and care home policies as well as patient's care plans
- Learn how to read pharmacist's labels, how to deliver, store and dispose of medication
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Course contents
This training course is broken down into 3 sections
- 1Policies and The Law
- 2Medication
- 3Administering Medication
Section 1
The first section begins by laying the foundations of administering medication by looking at what the law says, what a care home’s medication policy should contain, and what needs to be in a patient’s care plan. It also discusses the philosophy of “Person-Centred Care”.
Section 2
This section looks at medication itself; the different categories of medication, the different kinds of dosages, how to read a pharmacist’s label, and how to safely deliver, store and dispose of medication.
Section 3
This final section is all about processes. It covers the legal and best-practice processes that need to be considered when giving medication to residents in a care home. This includes how to look after residents who self-medicate; what to do if you need to covertly administer medication; and how to manage emergency medication.
About this course
This online Medication Awareness Training for Care provides essential training to care assistants and general care staff working in both nursing and non-nursing care homes. Participants will learn how to administer and manage medication that aligns with legal requirements to perform the administration safely.
It’s the responsibility of Care Home Managers to ensure that their staff are suitably trained – what’s considered “suitable training” is at their discretion. This Administering Medication in Care Homes training course acts as a refresher – or a reminder of the essentials – to be used alongside practical training.
Course participants will understand the needs of an individual before the administration of medication through the online course and will learn the importance of Medicines Administration Record [MAR] sheets. Alongside this, recognising the side effects should a patient have a reaction to some of the medication provided.
By following the guidelines set by The Department of Health, we ensure participants are given the best training possible.
Understanding the needs of patients, safe handling of medications, preparation and recording are all key parts of this Medication Awareness Training for Care.
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