Practical Medication Management

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course is aimed at staff supporting people to take medication safely and covers all aspects of safe handling, administration, legislation and record keeping. Staff will also practice administration of medication using training blister packs, syrups and MAR sheets.

COURSE CONTENT

· Legislation, professional standards, NICE guidelines and local policy and procedures.

· Competencies, routes of administration and training requirements

· Administration standards and procedure

· Additional training requirements for specific techniques

· Medication audits.

· Recording

· Drug errors

· Consent and covert administration

· Practice with blister packs, MAR sheets, oral syringes and syrups

COURSE DURATION

6 HOURS

MAXIMUM NUMBERS

12 DELEGATES

LOCATION

AT YOUR WORKPLACE VENUE

CERTIFICATION

Attendance Certificate