Safe administration of medication - Pendleton
Venue: Pendleton College, Pendleton Business Centre
Duration: 1 day
Aims:
To increase awareness of safety when administering medicines to individuals in a care environment, with the emphasis on sound, informed practice.
Learning outcomes:
- Relate how medicines should be supplied and have an increased awareness of safe storage and appropriate safe disposal of medicines
- Understand the issues to consider when administering medicines to individuals in a safe way, following the correct procedure.
- Know how to and why we maintain accurate records.
- Understand the accountability and responsibilities of yourself and others, and the importance of confidentiality
- Refer to Salford City Council’s revised Medication Policy.
E-learning support:
The Scils website contains an e-learning course on Managing Medication that you may wish to read in preparation for this training. Please see the pages on Scils for more details.
Your form will be emailed to sctp@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 20 March 2008
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