Course Details
Administration of Medicines
- Category : Medical
- Target Audience : All Staff
- Pass Requirement : 70%
- Resubmission Requirement : 50%
- Average Pass Rate :86.7%
- Duration :40-50m
Administration of Medicines
It is vital that care providers manage medicines safely to protect the health and wellbeing of those they support. Whether you are caring for people in the community or supporting people in a residential setting you have a duty to understand the risks involved with the administration of medicines and how to follow safe procedures.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will expect to see that care providers have in place robust policies for the storage and handling of medications, that they ensure that staff are competent in their roles and that they have procedures in place for correcting and dealing with errors.
It is important to be aware that errors are not just made by care staff; doctors, pharmacists and other health professionals can also get things wrong.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the use of different types of medication
- Understand how medicines are classified
- Understand legislation and guidelines relating to medication
- Know how to receive and store medicines
- Understand the preparations to be taken prior to administering medication
- Understand how to administer medicines safely and appropriately
- Understand how to support self-administration
- Know about recording of information and confidentiality
- Understand the requirements for safe disposal of medicines