Medication
This course gives course members an overview of safer medication handling processes.
Learning Objectives
- To know how to comply with good practice to safely administer medication
- To be aware of a range of medications, their form, and route of administration
- To be able to identify the six rights of medication
- To review a label for an over the counter medication
- To know how to safely administer and store medication
- To understand the common side effects
- To understand the action to be taken if a severe reaction is suspected
- To understand consent
- To be able to complete a Medication Administered Record (MAR)
