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Avoidable medication errors cost 1,700 lives and more than £98 million to the NHS in England every year. (Source: BMJ Quality and Safety Journal)
Medication can be dangerous when misused but when used effectively is a very powerful tool to alleviate symptoms and improve or prolong a persons life.
Healthcare professionals are not only responsible for the safe delivery of medication but also upholding dignity, encouraging independence and respecting choices the service user/patient makes.
Who is this course for?
Medication Administration training is an excellent refresher course for healthcare professionals with the responsibility of receiving, storing, administering and disposing of medication.
Objectives
- Identify relevant legislation
- Understand the 8'R's of medication administration
- Recognise common medication
- Understand the importance of record keeping
- Identify prescribed medication
- Understand common errors that can occur
Course content
- Legislation
- The 8 rights of medication administration
- Classification and types of medication
- Routes into the body
- Maintaining records
- Prescribing medication
- Types and reasons for errors
- Storing and disposing of medication
- Self-administration and supporting independence
- Contra indications, allergies and overdoses
- Monitoring dosage systems
- Medication calculations
Course benefits
- Certificate lasts for 1 year!
- Reduce the likelihood of errors made whilst administering medicine
- Delivers key information to enhance user/ patient care
Testimonials
Very good course. Very happy! - Sally Morrison
We learned a lot and new medicine administration updates which are important in my daily job - Jose Reynoso
Medication Administration Training
Accredited by
The CPD Standards Office
= 4 hours of CPD
Who is this course for?
Medication Administration training is an excellent refresher course for healthcare professionals with the responsibility of receiving, storing, administering and disposing of medication.
Medication can be dangerous when misused but when used effectively is a very powerful tool to alleviate symptoms and improve or prolong a persons life.
Healthcare professionals are not only responsible for the safe delivery of medication but also upholding dignity, encouraging independence and respecting choices the service user/patient makes.
- Identify relevant legislation
- Understand the 8'R's of medication administration
- Recognise common medication
- Understand the importance of record keeping
- Identify prescribed medication
- Understand common errors that can occur
- Legislation
- The 8 rights of medication administration
- Classification and types of medication
- Routes into the body
- Maintaining records
- Prescribing medication
- Types and reasons for errors
- Storing and disposing of medication
- Self-administration and supporting independence
- Contra indications, allergies and overdoses
- Monitoring dosage systems
- Medication calculations
Many new and valuable points learned to be taken into my clinical practice, but also a lot of information revised and revisitied. Great session. - Maria Demetriou
Invaluable information that can easily be overlooked. An excellent course! - Annah Pisah
Professional, recommend for all carers/ nurses! - Emese Haulik
