Medication Management in a Community Setting (Scotland)

£15.00

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

This course, Medication Management in a Community Setting (Scotland), addresses the fundamentals of medication receipt, storage, transportation, disposal, transcription, safe administration and calculation. Scottish legislation and the role of the healthcare support worker are examined to ensure best practice healthcare in the community in Scotland.

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Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Give a definition of medication along with the benefits and risks that surround it

  • Comprehend legislation related to medication management

  • Be knowledgeable about the difference between generic and branded drugs

  • Identify the routes and ‘Eight Rights’ of medication administration

  • Understand about safe receipt, storage, transportation and disposal of medication

  • Understand the essentials of transcribing medication and calculating medication doses

  • Be aware of the pros and cons of covert and crushing medication

  • Comprehend the importance of capacity and gaining consent

  • Identify compliance aids and MDS

  • Understand the need for attentive record keeping and documentation


Topics

  • Medical definitions

  • Benefits & risks

  • Categories

  • Legislation

  • The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

  • Reporting

  • The ‘Eight Rights’

  • Receipt, storage, transportation & disposal of medications

  • Capacity

  • Consent

  • Administration

  • Prompt/assist/administer

  • Routes

  • Feeding tubes

  • Compliance aids & MDS

  • HCSW

  • Record keeping

  • Medication management

  • Role of a healthcare support worker

  • Calculations