Medication Administration Training Course

Medication Administration Training

This Medication Administration Training Course has been established to refresh and cover the information required for nurses, support workers, carers, and healthcare assistants to undertake their role in the safe handling of medication. Other key information such as the law and terminology is included to ensure that staff have a fully rounded awareness of medication.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the legislation, policy and procedures relevant to the administration and safe handling of medicines
• Prescriptions & labels
• Describe common medications and their use
• Refusal of medicines
• Drug storage and disposal
• Drug errors
• Common side effects and adverse reactions
• Paperwork including M.A.R. sheet
• Administration of medication
• Demonstration of administering techniques

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