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Medication Administration and Record Keeping
Short course
In London ()
Price on request
Description
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Type
Short course
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Course programme
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
Medication Administration and Record Keeping
Price on request