Administering eye drops, eye ointments and eye gels

Course overview

Administering eye drops, gels and ointments requires hands-on practise. We have been teaching people to administer preparations to the eye for over 20 years and will teach a more gentle (person-centred) technique than traditional methods. Class size is limited to 12 as we require all delegates to practise and demonstrate competence.

Aimed at

Care support workers and nurses

Format

Practical in-person workshop (max 12 delegates)

Duration

3 hours (or shorter if staff are already medicines trained) – contact us to discuss.

Course mapping

• The Care Certificate
• CQC Key Line of Enquiry S4 (Proper and Safe Use of Medicines)
• NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, March 2014
• Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) 2014

Course price

On enquiry 

Course content

• Explain when gloves are needed vs hand washing
• Demonstrate what checks to make against the medicines administration record (MAR)
• Demonstrate how to carry out a full medicines cross check
• Explain what type of consent is needed
• Explain and demonstrate what expiry date checks are needed
• Demonstrate how to administer the following items in a person-centred way with appropriate regard to infection control measures:
• Eye drops
• Eye ointments
• Eye gels
• Demonstrate how to record the administration on an MAR