This Medication Administration Training Course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills required to safely manage, administer, and support the use of medication.
Medication can be a powerful tool when used correctly but can also present risks when errors occur. This course helps professionals understand their responsibilities while promoting safe practice, patient dignity, independence, and informed choices.
Who Is This Course For?
The Medication Administration Training Course is suitable for healthcare professionals responsible for receiving, storing, administering, and disposing of medication.
Objectives
By the end of this course, delegates will understand:
- Professional duties and legal responsibilities
- The importance of reporting medication errors and lapses in care
- The limits of their competence
- Effective verbal and non-verbal support techniques
- How to overcome communication barriers
- Factors affecting comfort, dignity, and independence
- How to obtain valid consent and provide appropriate support
- The basics of pharmacokinetics
- How to interpret prescriptions and medication charts
- Safe medication preparation using the non-touch technique
- How to verify medication intake
- Safe medication disposal and record keeping
- Infection control measures
- Buccal administration and self-administration
- Medication dosage calculations
- Common prescribing errors and how to prevent them
- How to escalate concerns effectively
Course Content
- Legislation
- The 8 rights of medication administration
- Classification and types of medication
- Routes into the body
- Maintaining records
- Prescribing medication
- Types and causes of medication errors
- Storage and disposal of medication
- Buccal administration
- Self-administration and supporting independence
- Contraindications, allergies, and overdoses
- Monitoring dosage systems
- Medication calculations
Course Benefits
- Certificate valid for 1 year
- Reduce the likelihood of medication errors
- Improve confidence in safe medication administration
- Enhance patient and service user care through effective medication management
