Care Home Medication Training

Care Home Medication Training

care home medication training

Level:
Level 2, 3 & 4.

Accreditation:
This course is CPD certified.

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About this course

In the course of their work social care workers may support an individual with their medication.

As professionals they have a ‘duty of care’ to ensure that every individual is supported with their medication safely and with no error.

Medication is a mandatory training subject that must be completed before supporting any vulnerable individual, in a professional capacity.

This course is suitable for care staff working in care homes or organisations where they do not have to work remotely in the community.

This Course Links To

  • Health and Social Care Diploma

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Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Understand legislation, regulations and national guidelines that govern medication practice in health and social care.
  • Know of policies and local procedures to support medication practice.

  • Understand the levels of medication practice.

  • Know the types of medicines they will support with.

  • Understand the routes of administration.

  • Identify medication aids and safe practice.

  • Correctly record and report medication practice.

  • Identify and report errors in medication.

  • Understand the support they will receive for medication practice.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Legislation and Regulation

  • National Guidelines

  • Prompt, Assist

  • Self-administration

  • Administration

  • Specialised Techniques

  • Rights of Medication

  • Types of Medication

  • Controlled Drugs

  • Physiological Measurements

  • Variable Dosage Medicines

  • Unprescribed Medicines
  • Routes of Administration

  • Medication Aids

  • Safe Practice

  • Personal Protective Equipment

  • Adverse Reactions

  • Contraindications

  • Storage

  • Disposal

  • Ordering, Delivery, Returns

  • Recording and Reporting

  • Medication Errors, Safeguarding

  • Support in Practice

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