Care of Medicine & Administration
Training
In Cardiff Bay
Description
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Type
Training
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Location
Cardiff bay (Wales)
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Class hours
6h
Suitable for: This is a combined course designed for healthcare professionals who, in the course of their day, may have to administer medicine and need to either refresh their skills or wish to learn more about medication.
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Course programme
Course review:
· Objectives
· Regulations & Minimum Standard (Discussion about each one)
o The Medicines Act 1968
o The Misuse of drugs Act 1971
o The Misuse of Drug regulations 2001
o The Care Standards Act 2000
o The Health and social Care Act 2001
o The Data Protection Act 1998
o The Care Quality Commission
· Understand the difference between assisting and administering meds
· Understand the 3 levels of care that can be provided
o Level 1 – General Support (Assisting with meds)
o Level 2 – Administering Medication
o Level 3 – Administering Medication by specialised techniques
· Medicine Act 1968 Categories
o GSL
o P
o POM
o Practical Exercise (List products you think are in each category)
· Homely Remedies
o Practical Exercise (List products you think are in this category)
· Paperwork
o M.A.R sheet familiarisation
o How to complete a form from scratch
o Highlighting Errors
o Error Reporting
o Refusal Reporting
o Practical Exercise on completion of M.A.R sheets
· Supply of medication
o How to request medication
o How to receive medication (What checks etc)
o Storage of Medication at care home
o Types of systems in use
§ Nomad Blister Packs
· Disposal of medication
o Protocols on disposal of medication
· Controlled Drugs
o Understand the difference in protocols for supply,
o administration
o and disposal
· Regulations & Minimum Standard (Q & A about each one)
o The Medicines Act 1968
o The Misuse of drugs Act 1971
o The Misuse of Drug regulations 2001
o The Care Standards Act 2000
o The Health and social Care Act 2001
o The Data Protection Act 1998
o The Care Quality Commission
· Paperwork
o M.A.R sheet completion
o Highlighting Errors
o Error Reporting
o Refusal Reporting
o Practical Exercise on completion of M.A.R sheets (Role Play)
· Prescriptions & Labels
o Understanding Latin
o Information needed for Prescriptions
o Expiry Management of Prescriptions
o Information needed for Labels
o Management of Labels
o Practical Exercise (Writing Prescriptions & Labels, checking against BNF for errors, side effects, and medication warnings)
· Administration of Medication
o 5 Right Check
o DO NOT Rules
o Routes of medication
o Demonstration of administering the following:
§ Tablets / Capsules
§ Cream / Ointment
§ Fluids
§ Inserting Drops to ear, nose, or eye
§ Administering inhaled Medication such as
· Nebuliser
· Inhaler
§ P.E.G
· Practical Exercise – 50/50 class split, demonstrate clinical person to service user administration of medication. All areas to be covered (Nomad Packs, M.A.R)
Care of Medicine & Administration