Learn how to correctly follow protocols and policies when receiving, storing, administering, and recording medicines.
The Administration of medication should be performed by competent personnel. There are many laws surrounding medication and how it must be stored and administered, and staff should be adequately trained.
What laws are there surrounding medication? How should medication be stored? What forms does medication come in? What protocols and policies should be in place with regards to medication? What are some of the adverse reactions that can be had to medication? How do protocols change between various healthcare provisions?
Our Administration of Medication course will help you to answer these questions and so much more.
Through our Administration of Medication course, you will gain an understanding of what legislation is in place surrounding drugs and medication. You will develop an understanding of how different types of medication work. You will be able to describe different adverse reactions that can occur with medication. You will learn how different provisions have different protocols.
What you'll learn.
- Understanding the legislation that affects the administration of medicines.
- How medication should be stored and recorded.
- The different types of medication and how they work.
- Protocols and policies when receiving, storing, returning and recording medicines.
- Common adverse reactions to medication.
- The differences in protocols between various healthcare provisions.
Who is Administration of Medication Awareness for?
Our Administration of Medication course is for anyone who works in an environment where medication may have to be given to patients or service users. This course would also a benefit to anyone who’s loved one may be going into one of those environments.
What are the learning outcomes?
By the end of the course, you will be:
- Aware of the legislation that affects the administration of medicines.
- Able to describe how medication should be stored and recorded.
- Made aware of the different types of medication and how they work.
- Follow protocols and policies when receiving, storing, returning and recording medicines.
- Describe common adverse reactions to medication.
- Understand the differences in protocols between various healthcare provisions.
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