Medication Administration

Description

Welcome to the Halo Staffing eLearning course for Medication Administration. In this course, we will be taking you through everything you’ll need to know in order to be able to safely and effectively administer medication to individuals.  

The information covered will include different medications and types of medications, legislation around administering medication, methods of giving medication, the roles and responsibilities you may have, storing medication, safety around medications, and any other considerations you may need to have.  

Medication, for the purposes of this course, is a drug (or other form of medication) designed to treat, diagnose or prevent disease or injury, or to alleviate the symptoms of such. 

You can view the introduction video for the Medication Administration course below.

 

Is this for me? 

This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, nurses and managers who want to learn more about Medication Administration. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.

Why should I take this course? 

You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to keep and keep people safe and if it’s important for you to safely administer medication. Keeping in line with key legislation such as the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Misuse of Drugs Act (Safe Custody) Regulations 2007, Health and Social Care Act 2012 and Human Rights Act 1998.

What will I learn? 

This course will provide you and/or your team with an understanding on how to safely administer medication, what the different medications and types are, what the relevant legislation is, what responsibilities you will have and what the methods of giving medication are.  

Course Duration: 2 to 3 hours.