Medication Administration and Record Keeping

Contents Please note we only deliver this course for groups of 6 and above.

• Taking medication
• Taking responsibility
• Uses of medication
• Types of drugs
• Non-prescription medication
• Medication register
• Contraindications
• Tolerance
• Dependence
• Consent
• Medication record entries
• Reading prescriptions
• Medication changes
• Medication storage
• Correct administration practices
• Medication trolleys
• Interruptions and distractions, managing them
• Medication administration records
• Observation
• Finishing medication correctly
• Do and don't instructions
• Crushing
• Covert medication
• Dosage errors
• Disposal of medicines
• Controlled drugs
• Self medication
• Monitored dosage systems (MDS)
• Preventing and managing medication errors

Record Keeping

• The principles of good record keeping
• Knowing the use of records
• Making sure information is understandable
• Ensuring relevance
• Being clear and concise
• Facts
• Accountability
• Using records appropriately
• Working with reading/writing difficulties
• Making sure records are useful
• Legal requirements of records
• Access to records
• Different levels of recording
• Care plans
• Using black ink and why
• When to use red ink
• Open and closed records
• Dealing with mistakes correctly

Duration: 5 to 6 Hours PLease note at the moment we are taking group bookings only. max 15