Clinical Care
Clinical Care
Medication Advanced
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Online/E-learning
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About this course
Careskills Academy’s Medication Advanced training course will help you understand the various roles and responsibilities when handling, processing or administering medication. The course includes how to correctly administer medicines, the importance of recording the distribution of medication, and the many causes of medication error alongside how to reduce the risk. Meet your CQC requirements with this certified Medication Advanced training.
In the UK alone, there is an average of 237 million medication errors every year. These errors could prove fatal to patients and may result in legal proceedings if caused by negligence or mismanagement. This is why it is so important that your staff understand how to manage and supply medicine correctly to keep patients healthy and minimise the risks associated with errors. For a more theory-based course, aimed toward supporting roles in the health and social care environment, please check out our Medication Awareness training course here.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
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Roles and responsibilities: Understand your roles and responsibilities and those of others when administering medication.
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Administering Medication: Understand the methods in which various medicines are administered safely and correctly.
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Recording: Understand why the administering of medication is recorded.
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Disposing: Describe how medication should be disposed of and understand the risks associated with incorrect disposal of medication.
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Errors and risks of medication administration: Learn and understand what causes medication errors and how to reduce the risk of errors occurring.
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Side effects and resolution: Describe possible side effects of medication and how to manage these side effects when they occur.
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