Medication Awareness & Record Keeping For Care Workers

Course Description

Medication Awareness and Record Keeping For Care Workers – SECTION 1
• Introduction
• Aims and Objectives
• The Importance of Medication Awareness for a Care Worker.
• Legislation Governing Medication in the UK.
• Classification of Medication
• Understanding Doses
• Prescribing
• Routes of Administration
• Tablets, Capsules and Caplets
• Compound Drugs
• Administering Tablet/ Capsule Medication
• Liquid Oral Medications
• Prescription, Medication and Administration Checks
• Post Administration Checks
• End of Section Quiz

Medication Awareness and Record Keeping For Care Workers – SECTION 2
• Storage of Medication
• Storage of Controlled Drugs (CDs)
• Patient’s Own Drugs
• Safe Disposal of Medicines
• Disposal of Controlled Drugs (CDs)
• Adverse Event Management
• Medication – Recording and Record Keeping
• Keeping Records for Controlled Drugs (CDs)
• Key Points to Remember
• End of Course Summary