Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Summarise the principles of safe medication control and administration
• Apply practical skills for handling, administering, and documenting medications effectively
• Recall the legal and regulatory framework governing safe medication management
• Outline the process for the prescribing, dispensing, obtaining and checking of medicines
• State the importance of confidentiality relating to disclosure about individual medication
• Identify the types, purpose and classification of medicines commonly administered
• Recognise the routes through which medicines are administered with the level of competence required
• Describe the importance of the prescription and administration of medicines to ensure accuracy
• Discuss the need to gain consent and undertake risk assessment before administration of medicines
• Review various aspects of medication handling, including supply, storing and dispensing
• Explain the importance of accurate documentation in medication administration and patient safety
• Analyse the key strategies for effective record-keeping and recording