Administration of Medication

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ISBN:	978 1 84196 256 6

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From Meeting the Health Care Needs of People with Multiple Disabilities - Pack 1

This recently updated pack has been developed to bridge the gap between health and social care, designed to provide social care support staff with the underpinning knowledge and practical skills they need to support a person with a specific health care need. This resource can be used as stand-along training, or together as a comprehensive training course.

General Learning Outcomes

On completion of the training you should be able to:
• understand the main reasons why people take medicines
• know how people take medicines
• understand how medicines are prescribed and stored
• understand how to give medicines safely
• be able to identify side effects and know what actions to take.

Specific Learning Outcomes

On completion of the training you should be able to:
• describe the reason for the person requiring the medication
• discuss the effects of the medication on the person
• identify the potential hazards in giving the medication and describe the appropriate action to be taken in the event of an allergic reaction or accidental overdose
• be able to explain what you are doing to the person
• administer the correct dose at the correct time
• be able to record in the person’s file what medication has been given, when and if there were any difficulties.

This training pack provide basic knowledge and understanding of a specific health care need. This will enable staff to use the knowledge to gain an understanding of the needs of individual service users, and to gain the confidence and competence to support the individual's health care, respond in an emergency situation and identify when and how to seek medical assistance. Each pack also provides guidance to teach staff to record and report health care information in accordance with legal, registration and organisational requirements.

Continuous Professional Development
Professionals within the social care sector are required to undertake Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Those who use this resource will be able to gain CPD points.

Vital information for: staff with a supervisory responsibility for those providing direct care, as well as patient carers and non-nursing carers such as support workers; and organisations providing support to children and adults living in the community, who require ongoing support to meet their health care needs.

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