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Medication Administration
Top Rated4.9(26 reviews)
Medication Administration training provides healthcare and social care professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to administer medicines safely and effectively in UK care settings. The course covers medication laws and regulations, common medicines and administration routes, potential risks and side effects, communication, care worker responsibilities, MAR and eMAR records, confidentiality, medication errors, adverse reactions, safe storage and disposal, supporting best practice in medicines management and person-centred care.
16 Modules1 hour
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What you'll learn
- Explain UK laws and regulations for safe medication administration in health and social care settings.
- Identify common medicines used in UK care homes and explain their main uses.
- Recognise common medication risks, side effects, drug interactions, and adverse reactions.
- Describe safe medication routes, including oral, topical, inhaled, and enteral tube administration.
- Explain care worker duties, consent, communication, and person centred support during medication administration.
- Describe safe use of MAR charts, eMAR systems, medication records, confidentiality, and data protection.
- Explain how to manage medication errors, PRN medicines, covert medicines, time critical medicines, storage, and disposal.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Explain UK laws and regulations for safe medication administration in health and social care settings.
- Identify common medicines used in UK care homes and explain their main uses.
- Recognise common medication risks, side effects, drug interactions, and adverse reactions.
- Describe safe medication routes, including oral, topical, inhaled, and enteral tube administration.
- Explain care worker duties, consent, communication, and person centred support during medication administration.
- Describe safe use of MAR charts, eMAR systems, medication records, confidentiality, and data protection.
- Explain how to manage medication errors, PRN medicines, covert medicines, time critical medicines, storage, and disposal.
Modules
Module 1
What is medication administration?
Module 2
What are the 10 Rights of medication administration?
Module 3
How to store medicines
Module 4
Handling Medications
Module 5
Routes of Administration
Module 6
How to prevent medication errors
Module 7
What are Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) and drug interactions?
Module 8
Effective communication around medication
Module 9
Encouraging Adherence
Module 10
Examples of common medication in care
Module 11
Documentation and record keeping (eMAR)
Module 12
What is transcribing?
Module 13
What is covert administration?
Module 14
What is time-critical (TC) medication?
Module 15
What is PRN medication?
Module 16
Summary
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Frequently Asked Questions
Medication administration must follow the prescription, care plan, local policy and relevant UK law. Care workers should be trained and competent, check medicines carefully and maintain accurate records.
Medicines may be given orally, topically, by inhalation, injection or other prescribed routes. The correct method depends on the medicine, prescription and individual care plan.
Record each administration accurately on the MAR or eMAR, including omissions and relevant concerns. Secure medication records and follow UK GDPR and local medicines management policies.
Report a medication error promptly, seek appropriate clinical advice and follow your organisation’s incident reporting procedure. Record the error accurately and monitor the person for adverse effects.
Medicines should be stored securely at the required temperature and handled according to the prescription and local policy. Unused or unwanted medicines should be disposed of safely through approved routes.