Webinar Available for this course
This course is now being delivered to groups via live webinar and will be delivered by our professional and qualified educators.If you require further information, please complete the booking enquiry form on this page or call 01242 371 999
This is a Level 1 and Level 2 course designed for healthcare professionals, who may have to administer medication and need to either refresh their existing skills and/or wish to learn more about medication and administration.
Info & Booking EnquiryThe aim of this Safe Handling and Administration of Medication Training is to update or impart medication knowledge in accordance with your organisations policies and procedures. The course is essential for nurses and support workers who need to safely handle and administer medication on a daily basis. We highly recommend it to you as an excellent standard for safe medication practices.
The course teaches the practical skills needed to select, administer and record medicines. Theory is provided in a comprehensive handout.
Course Content
- Regulations
- Current legislation
- Prescription drugs
- Prescriptions & labels
- Categories of medication
- Routes of administration
- Refusal of medicines
- Covert medication
- Recording and documentation
- Accountability and responsibility
- Drug disposal
- Drug errors
- Auditing medication
- Five Rivers paperwork including M.A.R. sheets
- Administration of medication
- Demonstration of administering techniques
Tidal will incorporate your organisations medication policies and procedures.
Maximum Attendees:
This training can be delivered to groups of up to 15
Course Assessment and Certification
There will be continuous assessment by the trainer. There is a 18 question multiple choice quiz to check that students have reached the required level to gain their certificate which is valid for 3 years.
This course is often booked with these courses:
Onsite Training Locations
Tidal Training provide onsite face to face healthcare training to large and small group organisations and across the United Kingdom. Our tutors will travel to your workplace or choice of venue and deliver training at a time and date which fits in with your organisations work commitments. If you require training outside of normal working hours we will be more than happy to support you.
Information & Pricing
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Use the form below to contact us today for more information on our courses and to get a free no obligation quote. We'll respond within 2 hours (usually sooner).
Onsite Training for Safe Handling and Administration of Medication Training
Safe Handling and Administration of Medication Training and all of the other Clinical Training Courses in our portfolio can be delivered onsite in most cities and surrounding areas including:
- Aberdeen
- Bangor
- Bath
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Brighton and Hove
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Cardiff
- Carlisle
- Chester
- Chichester
- Coventry
- Derby
- Dundee
- Durham
- Edinburgh
- Ely
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Gloucester
- Hereford
- Inverness
- Kingston upon Hull
- Lancaster
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Lichfield
- Lincoln
- Liverpool
- City of London
- Manchester
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newport
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Perth
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Preston
- Ripon
- Salford
- Salisbury
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- St Albans
- St Davids
- Stirling
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sunderland
- Swansea
- Truro
- Wakefield
- Wells
- Westminster
- Winchester
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- York
- Wherever you are!