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Support the use of Medication in Social Care Settings (v5) – Day Services

Course Overview

This is an in depth course focusing on all aspects of medicines management and administration (in line with NICE guidelines). There are different sections in the book for care homes, community settings and day services. At 122 pages, it’s both a useful reference book to have at work, as well as a more in depth course for those wishing to understand the subject in more depth. The course is accredited by the Royal College of Nursing. By choosing this edition, we will register you for the online assessment questions for Day Services.

COURSE CONTENT (Click to expand)

The same content as our Foundation course, namely:

 

  • Adminstering medication systematically (as a 12-step process)
  • Check care plans and the person’s identity
  • ‘Start with the chart’ – paper and electronic MAR charts
  • Checking MDS blister packs
  • Checking the original packs – the 7 point medicines cross check
  • Breakdown of a pharmacy label
  • Expiry and period after opening dates
  • Crushing or spiting tablets
  • Cautionary and advisory labels
  • ‘Pop and dot’
  • Check you’ve prepared the correct number of medicines
  • Administering medicines in a person-centred way with appropriate consent
  • Stay with/support them to ensure they take it
  • Recording medicines taken/refused on the MAR
  • Administering oral liquids
  • Applying topical medication
  • Administering inhalers
  • Administering eye drops
  • When medicines are declined
  • Safe storage of medicines
  • Information about medicines

 

Plus additional content:

 

  • Understanding the rules around medicines
  • The legal classification of medicines
  • Care planning with medicines
  • The types of support that can be provided
  • Risk assessing for self medication
  • Ordering and receiving medicines
  • Safe storage of medicines
  • Disposal of medication
  • Administration of medicines – record keeping
  • Administering from monitored dosage systems
  • Controlled drugs
  • Covert administration of medicines
  • Information about medicines and side effects
  • Drug interactions, homely remedies and non-prescribed medicines

Support the use of Medication in Social Care Settings (v5) – Day Services

£48.00

 

QuantityPrice (excluding VAT + Postage and Packaging)
1£48.00
2 to 9£45.00
10 to 24£42.00
25 to 49£39.00
50 to 74£36.00
75+£33.00

Books are delivered within 3 working days (Monday-Friday) for orders within the UK mainland.

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