Medication Awareness
This Medication Awareness Training course is specifically targeted at care workers who look after residents in a care home. It provides an overview of how to manage residents’ medical needs; the legal responsibilities involved; and how to deliver store, and dispose of medication and effectively manage doses. Medication training for care homes, domiciliary care, and those working in health and social care.
Description
Medication training in health and social care is perfect for those who administer medication. Organizations can be seriously affected by medication errors and they’re not as uncommon as you may think. More than 200 million mistakes are made every year in total. This is why it is so vital for the safety of patients that social care staff are aware of different medications and the types, forms, and classifications they possess.
The aim of this course is to greater increase your knowledge of medication administration and its risks, as well as the relevant laws and legislation. The key points covered in this course are:
- Classifications of medicine
- Legislation
- Role and responsibility
- Good medication administering
- Storing and disposal
- Record keeping and information sharing
- Your role as described by the CQC.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- How to understand different classifications of medicine
- How to name relevant government legislation regarding medicine
- Your responsibilities as a care worker regarding medication
- Good medication administering
- How to safely store and dispose of medicine
- The need for proper record keeping and information sharing
- Your role as described by the CQC