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Medication Safety: Handling and Administration

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Enhance safety in medication handling and administration practices effectively with this free online course. Are you ready to ensure every medication is administered safely and accurately? Discover vital insights into handling and administering medications flawlessly. Gain expertise in administration routes, error prevention, adverse reactions, laws, ethics, and more. This course was reviewed and approved by qualified subject matter expert Sophia Coulter English, a professional nurse. Join now and become a guardian of medication safety!

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID187718
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Describe the medication administration process to ensure patient safety
• Identify essential components of prescriptions for medication efficacy
• Review techniques for various medication administration routes
• Evaluate safe medication storage, handling, and disposal practices
• Analyse the common causes of medication errors
• Identify common signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions and side effects
• Illustrate the importance of accurate medication assessment and management in home care settings
• Distinguish between medication administration in-home care and long-term care facilities
• Outline the role of drug scheduling in controlled substance regulation and its healthcare implications
• Discuss medication handlers' legal responsibilities on practice scope, liability, and patient safety
• State the ethical considerations in medication handling
• Summarise the function of global medication regulatory bodies
Course Code6655

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