Aim: To teach you how to safely administer the medications you are legally authorised to give and minimise the risk of administration errors.
Objectives:
By successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Explain what is meant by administration of medicines
- Describe the importance of confidentiality in a health and social care setting
- Explain the importance of consent in a health and social care setting
- Explain the importance of safeguarding adults in relation to medication administration
- List the relevant legislations in the UK
- List the types and categories of medication, routes of administration
- Describe what is a MAR chart and how to record information in it
- Describe how to administer and record information about Control drugs
- Describe how to administer and record information about PRN mediation
- Describe how to administer and record information about over-the-counter medication
- Describe how to administer and record information about homely remedies
- Describe the safe administration of topical medication such as emollients and corticosteroids
- Describe how to administer and record information about transdermal patches
- Describe what should be done when placing an order and when receiving the medication
- Understand the storage requirements of medication
- Explain what to do when medication error happens
- Explain what to do when the service user has refused to take the medication
- Explain what to do when the service user has missed a dose of medication
- Explain the procedure for safe return of the refused/unwanted/damaged medication
- Explain how long the medication and their records must be kept after the service user has stopped receiving care from the service provider
- Describe your role in safe administration of medication
Introduction
Welcome to the Halo Staffing Medication Administration eLearning course.
We will begin this course with an explanation of the concept of medicines and their safe administration.
The next two sections of the course will be about the importance of confidentiality and consent within a health and social care setting.
We will also explore the importance of safeguarding adults in relation to medication administration.
At this point we will be able to list all the relevant legislations in the UK.
Types and categories of medication, routes of administration will be the subjects discussed next.
We will then describe to you what is a MAR chart and how to record information in it.
The following section will inform your how to administer and record information about Control drugs.
The next section will inform you about PRN medication, their administration and relevant records.
Over-the-counter medication will be the focus of the following section.
This will then be followed by a section which will be about the administration and record of homely remedies.
The next two sections will be about the safe administration of topical medication and how to administer and record information about transdermal patches.
We will then describe what should be done when placing an order and when receiving medication in a care setting.
Storage requirements of medication will be the next topic of our discussion.
At this juncture we will inform you about the process to be followed when a medication error happens.
We will then inform you what to do when the service user refuses to take the medication.
We will also inform you what to do when the service user has skipped a dose of their medication.
The next section will be about the safe return of refused, unwanted or damaged medication.
We will also inform you how long the medication and their records must be kept after the service user has stopped receiving care from the service provider.
Finally, we will conclude the course with an elaborate description of your role in safe administration of medication.
