Administration and safe handling of medication

About this course

This safe handling of medication training is aimed at staff who are responsible for the handling, administrating and disposal of medication within a care environment, whether that be nurses, carers or community support staff.
The course aims to improve staff’s knowledge of the different types of medication, the various routes, the 7 R’s, errors and correct documentation.

Course summary

• Policies; legislation; CQC requirements.
• Medication: routes, formulation, types, absorption.
• MDT; roles and responsibilities, levels of support, boundaries and agreed ways of working.
• Order, receive, store, record, transfer and dispose.
• 7 R’s; group work; sources of information and practical session including MAR charts.
• Risk assessments; person-centred care; review; covert; consent and refuse.
• Errors and action.
• Infection control and techniques.