Medication training for care providers (Level 2 Accredited)

In the current pandemic of COVID 19. We can also arrange any course to be delivered to you and your staff via webinar. 20 delegates for 3 hours £150

Benefits of Medication Administration

Medication training is essential for those who are required to administer medication to the individual. This could include those working in a care home setting such as care workers, carers, nurses, support workers and other care staff roles. Accredited medication training will ensure that your staff are trained at the level that registered managers can ensure their workforce has completed training to meet CQC regulation 12.

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Who Will Benefit?

This course is targeted at all nurses, support workers, healthcare assistants, teachers and any other person who is required to administer medication safely.

Course Description:

The Care Quality Commission has recommended that all personnel working within the Health and social care profession, that could be called upon to administer medication, should have a sound knowledge about the process of administering medication.

This course is suitable for all workers within the Health and social care sector. It is mapped to the skills for Care Common Inductions standards and is in line with The National Occupational Standards for Skills in Health and Social Care.

Course Aims and Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will:

• Introduction to Medication Administration
• The Medicines Act 1968 / The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 / Other relevant legislation
• Definitions
• Self medication / Administration / Assisting / Factors to consider
• Medicines
• Types/routes of medicines / What medicines do / Categories of medication / Holistic - complimentary / Controlled drugs / Medication packs
• Procedures for Administration
• Medication errors / side effects / spoiled medication / Rights of medication administration / Refusal of medication / After administration / Factors to consider
• Auditing and Record Keeping
• MAR charts / Care plans / Labelling of medicines / storage & disposal of medicines / Re -ordering & collection of medicines

What is it mapped to?

Level 2 award enables learners to achieve the standard required, knowledge and

understanding of a subject relevant to their own work setting

Assessment and Certification

Course assessment comprises:

a short Q&A session which will assess understanding of the theoretical component.

Course Length

3 hours theory

Number of Attendees

Attendees minimum 6 to maximum 15

Availability

This training course is available as in-house training at a venue of your own choice throughout the UK.

Certification

Level 2 Accredited certificate from Endeavour Care Training through Advantage Accreditation

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