Course Title: PRN Medication & Protocols

Category: Person Centred Care / Value Base of Care

Price: £50 per person +VAT

Duration: 5.5 - 6hours

Format: On Site (ie at your work place)

Minimum Participants: 8

Maximum Participants: 16

Level: Awareness

Certificate: Certificate of Attendance

Provider: AIT Medihelp Ltd

Course Description

This brand new course (5.5 hours approx) is for all front-line staff working in the care sector, including residential care homes, nursing care homes, domiciliary care and other services and settings including personal assistants.
It features interactive exercises and real life example case-studies to re-inforce learning and test understanding.
Each delegate receives:
- a comprehensive workbook,
- our handy pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, and
- a Certificate of Attendance valid for one year.
Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:
- Laws, legislation & medicines,
- Roles & responsibilities of staff,
- Safe handling, administration & management of PRN medicines,
- Record keeping,
- Recognising & dealing with problems.
Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:
- Know the importance of person-centred PRN care plans,
- Recognise best practice & exemplary PRN protocols,
- Understand the PRN process – assessment/monitoring/review,
- Define PRN medicines and list examples,
- Correctly record PRN administration,
- Understand the importance of collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team,
- Know process for ordering, discontinuing and managing stock & any changes
Mapping – The topics covered in this course relate to information in the following official guidance and regulations:
- Health & Social Care Act (Regulated activities) 2014
- The Care Certificate – standard 13.5 includes “Understand Medication & Healthcare Tasks”
- CQC – Key Line of Enquiry S4 (proper and safe use of medicines)
- NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, SC1 (March 2014)
- NICE – Managing medicines for adults receiving Social care in the Community, NG67 (March 2017)
- Qualifications & Credit Framework Unit HSC 3047 – “Support the use of medication in care settings”