A full day course which culminates in an exam for full accreditation.
Course Aims:
- Know current legislation surrounding medication administration
- Know your responsibilities when administering medication
- Know how to correctly store and manage medicines
- Know safe practices surrounding medication administration
- Know accountability and responsibility
Course Content:
- What is medication
- How it works
- Legislation
- Types & Routes
- Side effects
- Homely remedies
- Controlled drugs
- Ordering, Recording & Storage
- Prescriptions
- Medication Administration Records
- Administration
- Covert Medication
- Self Administration
- Disposal
This course is led by a Nurse Practitioner (Prescriber)