Accreditation: This course is CPD certified, directly maps to knowledge requirements of Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Health and Social Care.
Course Aims
This course will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of how to administer, store, dispose of and process medicines safely in your role as a health and social care worker and provides learners with an understanding of medication and prescriptions.
Following the completion of this course and associated worksheets you will be required to attend an assessment and professional discussion with a Careskills Trainer/Assessor.
The TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Health and Social Care (RQF) is regulated by Ofqual.
This standalone qualification provides the eligibility needed for the Medication Trainer course.
Guided Learning Hours: up to 2 hours, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
- Identify different types of medication and explain what they are used for
- Understand your role in prescribing, dispensing, receiving and administering medication and the roles of others
- Recognise and monitor the effects of medication for an individual
- Identify side effects and adverse reactions and know what to do if they occur
- Understand medication reviews including recording and reporting
- Understand the steps to be taken before administering medication and the checks that are necessary
- Understand how medication works
- Recognise the different ways medication can be administered and the process for administering
- Understand how to support self-administration of medication
- Recognise medication errors and understand safeguarding and reporting procedures
- Understand how to obtain, safely store and dispose of medication
- Understand legislation and regulations that govern medication practice in health and social care
- Recognise legislation, regulations, policies and local procedures that support medication practice in health and social care
- Recognise relevant audit processes for handling medication and understand accountability and responsibility
- Identify the records relating to medication that are required and why they are needed
- Recognise the principles of confidentiality in relation to medication records
Course Syllabus Includes
- Medication Types and classifications
- Controlled Drugs
- Medication Handling Roles
- Patient Information Leaflets
- Polypharmacy
- Medication Effects
- Adverse Reactions
- Physiological Measurements
- Medication reviews
- Steps and checks before administration
- Risk Assessments and Care Plans
- Consent
- Health & Safety
- The Rights of Medication
- Routes of Administration
- The Administration Process
- Specialist Techniques and specific instructions
- Medical Equipment
- PRN Medicines
- Self-Administration
- Medication errors and safeguarding
- Whistleblowing
- Acquiring, Storing and Disposing of Medication
- Legislation, regulation, policies and procedures
- Confidentiality
- Audit processes
- Accountability and Responsibility
- Reporting and Recording
- Yellow Card System
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