Medication Administration
Program Overview
Medication Administration
Overview
By the end of the Medication Administration course, learners will be able to:
- Understand the principles of safe medication
- Identify different types of medications
- Explain the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Recognise potential medication side effects and adverse reactions
- Demonstrate accurate dosage calculation skills
- Administer medications through various routes
- Document medication administration
- Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare teams
- Identify and mitigate medication errors
Duration
Online 1- 2 Hours
Learning Aims & Outcome
This can include a variety of tasks, such as:
- Purpose of the Course
- Training Requirements
- Legislation and Guidance
- NICE guidelines and NHS England medication safety management practices.
- Reporting Concerns
- Risk Areas
- Common Errors
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Additional Roles
- Accountability
- Ethical responsibilities in patient care and medication management
- Information Sharing and Confidentiality
- Types of Medication
- Support and Consent
- Covert Administration
- Self Administration
- The 6 Rights of Administration
- Routes of Administration
- Understanding Medication Labels and Dosette Boxes
- Medication Errors
- Time Sensitive Medications
- Missed Doses and Overdose
- Contraindications, Side-Effects, and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
- Ordering, Transporting, and Delivering Medications
- Quality Assurance and Storage
- Disposal and Infection Prevention and Control
Value of Course
Developed by Professionals
This course is CPD Certified
Assesment
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 100%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don’t pass don’t worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
Course Fee
£ 25
Course Details
- 100% Online
- CPD Certified
- Accessible on Mobile devices
Awarding Bodies
- CPD Courses
- IOSH Courses
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Medication Administration course aims to equip healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills for safe medication administration. The course prepares healthcare workers to handle medications responsibly and effectively in various healthcare settings, improving patient care quality. Upon completion, learners will understand safe medication principles, identify medication types, explain pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, recognize potential side effects and adverse reactions, demonstrate accurate dosage calculation, administer medications through various routes, document administration, communicate effectively with patients and teams, and identify and mitigate medication errors.
Outline:
The course covers:
Assessment:
The assessment involves a 20-question multiple-choice online test taken after completing the training material. A 100% pass mark is required. The answers are automatically marked, providing immediate results.
Other:
The course is 100% online, CPD certified, and accessible on mobile devices. It is developed by professionals and has a duration of 1-2 hours online. The course fee is £25.
