Interactive Competency Assessment - £24.00

NICE guidance for care homes (SC1), community settings (NG67) and the CQC state requirements for staff to have an annual update of knowledge, skills and competencies to safely administer medicines.
Direct observation of staff can be supported by “indirect” methods such as this online module, thereby saving managers some time.
This course is intended to test a learner’s competence with medication administration using 3 different types of interactive exercises.
It is intended for any person who administers medication. Suitable for new staff following “Foundation” medication training or experienced staff requiring a refresher.
Overview
This online module assesses a person’s competency with the “6 Rights” of administration by testing their skills of observation and vigilance with medicines.
The learner has three different types of interactive exercises to complete:
1. Accurately listing medicines after a prescriber has changed some
2. Correctly transcribing these medicines onto a medication record (MAR)
3. Check a variety of different medicines and their corresponding MAR charts. Then state if they would administer, or if not what is wrong with it.
On successful completion a certificate is issued, valid for one year.

Safe Administration of Medication - Care Homes - £45.00

This Foundation Course is intended to support you in your role caring for vulnerable people in a Care Home. It will help you understand the regulations and best practices on how to safely handle, administer, record, store, and dispose of medicines.

Please note: This course does not give you automatic authority to administer medicines. You must first be assessed as competent by your organisation, and follow their policies and guidelines.

The course has the following aims/outcomes & mapping details:
 
Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

• Laws, legislation & medicines,

• Roles & responsibilities of staff,

• Medicine types, routes and how they work,

• Safe administration & management of medicines,

• Record keeping,

• Recognising & dealing with problems.
 
Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:

• Define different medicine categories,

• Describe prescription & labelling requirements,

• Understand the importance of dosage directions,

• List common medicine types & their uses

• Know support levels, role, rights, and responsibilities with medication

• Explain different administration routes

• Safely select, administer, store & dispose of medicines,

• Maintain accurate records,

• Recognise some side-effects & what action to take

• Describe protocols for homely remedies & “when required” medicines.
 
Mapping – The topics covered in this course relate to information in the following official guidance and regulations:

• Health & Social Care Act (Regulated activities) 2014

• The Care Certificate – standard 13.5 includes “Understand Medication & Healthcare Tasks”

• CQC – Key Line of Enquiry S4 (proper and safe use of medicines)

• NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, SC1 (March 2014)

• Qualifications & Credit Framework Unit HSC 3047 – “Support the use of medication in care settings”

Safe Administration of Medication - Children's Homes - £45.00

This course is intended to support you in your role caring for vulnerable children. It will help you understand the regulations and best practices on how to safely handle, administer, record, store, and dispose of medicines.

Please note: This course does not give you automatic authority to administer medicines. You must first be assessed as competent by your organisation, and follow their policies and guidelines.

The course has the following aims/outcomes & mapping details:
 
Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

• Laws, legislation & medicines,

• Roles & responsibilities of staff,

• Medicine types, routes and how they work,

• Safe administration & management of medicines,

• Record keeping,

• Recognising & dealing with problems.
 
Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:

• Define different medicine categories,

• Describe prescription & labelling requirements,

• Understand the importance of dosage directions,

• List common medicine types & their uses

• Know support levels, role, rights, and responsibilities with medication

• Explain different administration routes

• Safely select, administer, store & dispose of medicines,

• Maintain accurate records,

• Recognise some side-effects & what action to take

• Describe protocols for homely remedies & “when required” medicines.
 
Mapping – The topics covered in this course relate to information in the following official guidance and regulations:

• Health & Social Care Act (Regulated activities) 2014

• The Care Certificate – standard 13.5 includes “Understand Medication & Healthcare Tasks”

• CQC – Key Line of Enquiry S4 (proper and safe use of medicines)

• NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, SC1 (March 2014)

• Qualifications & Credit Framework Unit HSC 3047 – “Support the use of medication in care settings”

Safe Administration of Medication - Community - £45.00

This Foundation Course is intended to support you in your role caring for vulnerable people in the community. It will help you understand the regulations and best practices on how to safely handle, administer, record, store, and dispose of medicines.

Please note:
This course does not give you automatic authority to administer medicines. You must first be assessed as competent by your organisation, and follow their policies and guidelines.

The course has the following aims/outcomes & mapping details:
 
Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

• Laws, legislation & medicines,

• Roles & responsibilities of staff,

• Medicine types, routes and how they work,

• Safe administration & management of medicines,

• Record keeping,
• Recognising & dealing with problems.
 
Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:

• Define different medicine categories,

• Describe prescription & labelling requirements,

• Understand the importance of dosage directions,

• List common medicine types & their uses,

• Know support levels, role, rights, and responsibilities with medication,

• Explain different administration routes
,
• Safely select, administer, store & dispose of medicines,

• Maintain accurate records,

• Recognise some side-effects & what action to take

• Describe protocols for homely remedies & “when required” medicines.
 
Mapping – The topics covered in this course relate to information in the following official guidance and regulations:

• Health & Social Care Act (Regulated activities) 2014

• The Care Certificate – standard 13.5 includes “Understand Medication & Healthcare Tasks”

• CQC – Key Line of Enquiry S4 (proper and safe use of medicines)

• NICE – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the Community,
NG67 (March 2017)

• Qualifications & Credit Framework Unit HSC 3047 – “Support the use of medication in care settings”

Taster Course - £0.00

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