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Understanding Medication for Caregivers

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online course provides guidelines on medication metabolism, prescriptions and administration for caregivers. A caregiver is a highly esteemed individual who cares for the health and well-being of other people who need help due to limitations caused by health challenges. If you are a caregiver, either by choice or by circumstance, or would like to become one, then this free online course is for you. You will learn about medication metabolism and drug administration to help you provide safe and effective care for your clients and loved ones. Enrol now.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID187714
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
• Recall the four methods for providing safe and effective care for clients and loved ones
• Describe oral medicines, including lozenges, sublingual and buccal medications
• Categorise tablets into different types by considering the reasons for their prescriptions
• Define ‘medication metabolism’
• Discuss allergic reactions and side effects resulting from the use of medications
• Explain the approaches for administering and tracking oral medications
Course Code4660

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