Description
By the end of the course, candidates will be able to:
- Discuss what is meant by responsibility, accountability and confidentiality in relation to handling of medicines
- List their responsibilities in relation to handling medications
- List examples of relevant legislation
- Discuss what is meant by the ‘6 Rights’ for safe administration
- Describe the correct procedure for the supply, storage, administration, and recording of medications
- Identify reasons why clients might refuse medication
- Explain what is meant by ‘covert medication’
- List examples of adverse drug reactions and know what actions to take if they should occur
- Discuss the different types of medication error, what causes them and what actions need to be taken
- List examples of drug information sources
Course content
- Introduction
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society – 8 Principles of safe and appropriate handling of medicines
- Legislation relating to safe handling of medications
- Responsibility, accountability and confidentiality
- Medicines
- Categories
- Generic v brand
- Routes of administration
- Preparations
- Storage
- Controlled Drugs (CD’s)
- Disposal
- Keeping knowledge up to date
- The safe administration of medicines
- The ‘6 R’s’ of safety
- Procedure
- Documentation
- Refusals
- Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR’s)
- Allergy v Anaphylaxis
- Covert medications
- Medication errors
- Types
- Why they occur
- Reducing the risk
- Actions to take
