Medication Awareness & Dosage Calculation: An Introductory Package for Nurses

Course Description

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Medication Awareness & Dosage Calculation: An Introductory Package for Nurses- Section 1

• The Nurse’s Role in Medication Management
• Legislation Governing Medication in the UK
• Classification of Medication
• Understanding Doses
• Prescribing
• Routes of Administration
• Orders of Medication
• Medication Administration Checks
• End of Section Quiz

Medication Awareness and Dosage Calculation- Section 2

• A Note on Numeracy
• Understanding Decimals, The Metric system and S.I. Units.
• Mini Quiz

Medication Awareness & Dosage Calculation: Section 2.1

• Dosage Calculations
• Tablets, Capsules and Caplets
• Mini Quiz

Medication Awareness and Dosage Calculation: Section 2.2

• Liquid Oral Medicines
• Mini Quiz

Medication Awareness and Dosage Calculation: Section 2.3

• Injection medications
• Mini Quiz

Medication Awareness and Dosage Calculation: Section 2.4

• Intravenous (IV) infusions & Flow Rate Calculations
• Mini Quiz

Medication Awareness and Dosage Calculation: Section 2.5

• Dosage by Body Weight
• Mini Quiz

Medication Awareness and Dosage Calculation: Section 3

• Storage
• Safe Disposal of Medicines
• Adverse Events
• End of Course Summary