Medications Awareness

Medications awareness course

• Understand the legislation surrounding administration of medications

• Classes of medicines

• Levels of care in Medicines administration

• Understand how to administer different medication types

• Safety concerns around administration of medication

• Review procedures for administration of different medication types

• The importance of the 6 R’s in medication administration

• Infection control policies around medication administration

• How to deal with refusals, errors and spoilt medications

• Documentation & record keeping