Medication Fundamentals
This module will look at the knowledge and skills necessary to handle and administer medicines safely in domiciliary and residential social care settings and why having a fundamental understanding of medication safety is crucial to reducing the risk of medication incidents from occurring.
Content
What you'll learn:
Describe what constitutes a medicine in social care settings, including common types, preparations, and routes of administration.
Know your role, responsibilities and scope of practice as a care worker in relation to medication management.
Understand why medication safety is important and recognise common causes and potential harms of medication errors.
Apply safe medication management principles for storage, prompting, assistance, and administration in line with organisational policies and legislation.
Demonstrate the use of the rights of safe medication administration to reduce the risk of medication errors.
Know how to document, monitor and report medication administration and medication-related incidents in line with organisational and legal requirements.
Who it's for:
Anyone involved in the handling, prompting, dispensing or administering of medicines in social care settings.
Topics
Assign mandatory training and keep all your records in-one-place.
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