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Medication – Supporting and Assisting (Part 1)
About this course
This course is for anyone who will be supporting or assisting individuals to take their own medication.
If your role requires you to administer the medication yourself, then you will need to complete this course and also the second course: Medication – Administration (Part 2) which thankfully is much shorter.
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2. Different ways medication can be administered
3. Commonly used medications, what they are used for and common possible side effects
4. Changes to an individual’s wellbeing that may indicate an adverse reaction to medication
5. Legal classifications for medication and drugs
6. Roles and responsibilities for prescribing and dispensing medication
7. Roles and responsibilities supporting someone with medication in your organisation
9. Materials and equipment that can assist in administering medication
10. Ordering, receiving and collecting medication
12. Principles in supporting the use of medication
13. Using risk assessments to promote independence in managing medication
14. Addressing ethical issues that may arise over the use of medication
15. Promoting hygiene, safety, dignity and active participation
16. Strategies to ensure medication is used correctly
18. How to record use of medication and any changes
19. Legislation that governs the use of medication in social care
20. Policies, procedures and ways of working
