Course Title: Safe Administration of Medication - Foundation (Distance Learning Book)

Category: Medication

Price: £35 +VAT

Duration: 2-3 hours

Format: Distance Learning

Level: Entry Level

Certificate: Certificate of Achievement (Assessed by Provider)

Provider: AIT Medihelp Ltd

Course Description

This is our Safe Administration of Medication Foundation Course in an easy to use book.
Packed with information, exercises and tests this aims to provide you with the information you need in order to learn about the safe administration of medication in your own time.
Ideal for care staff who are new to medicine administration or who require a refresher and are based in:
- residential care homes,
- care homes with nursing,
- domiciliary care organisations,
- extra-care housing schemes, and
- supported living.
Course Aims
The course covers essential areas such as:
- Laws, legislation & medicines,
- Roles & responsibilities of staff,
- Medicine types, routes and how they work,
- Safe administration & management of medicines,
- Record keeping,
- Recognising & dealing with problems.
Learning Outcomes
Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:
- Define different medicine categories,
- Describe prescription & labelling requirements,
- Understand the importance of dosage directions,
- List common medicine types & their uses
- Know support levels, role, rights and responsibilities with medication
- Explain different administration routes
- Safely select, administer, store & dispose of medicines,
- Maintain accurate records,
- Recognise some side-effects & what action to take
- Describe protocols for homely remedies & "when required" medicines.
On successful completion and passing the test we will issue a certificate valid for two years.