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Foundation Course in Medicines Administration | Online | Comprehensive

A more in-depth Foundation course, suitable for all care settings:

  • Care homes
  • Community settings
  • Day services
  • Reablement
  • Supported living
  • Children’s services
  • Mixed settings.
Online (On Demand)

5-7 hours

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£48.50

Course overview

Course last audited November 2024

This more in depth version of our Foundation Course in Medicines Administration takes about 2-3 hours longer than our express version (which you can see here).

The course covers Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Skills for Care core/mandatory training requirements for medicines administration and management. It teaches how to administer medicines in a systematic way based on our competence checklists developed from 20+ years of research into why medication errors occur. This approach has been has been shown to reduce medication errors by 36% in a study by Hampshire County Council.

This more comprehensive version of the course also includes:

  • More comprehensive competence assessments
  • Extra sections on avoidance of medication errors
  • More assessment knowledge and skills questions

Tailor the workshop to your specific needs by selecting the type of Medicines Administration Record (MAR) that you use, and if you use Monitored Dosage System (MDS) blister packs.

Aimed at

New and experienced support workers and nurses working in:

  • Care homes
  • Community settings
  • Day services
  • Reablement
  • Supported living
  • Childrens’ services
  • Mixed settings

Course content

  1. Administering tablets and capsules systematically – current best practice (video demonstration)
  2. Infection control issues/when are gloves needed?
  3. Preparation of equipment and a drink
  4. Checking medicines paperwork, care plans, when required (PRN) protocols, body maps etc.
  5. Checking the client’s identity
  6. The checks needed on the medicines chart
  7. Breakdown of a pharmacy label
  8. Expiry and period after opening dates
  9. Checking original packs: the 7-point medicines cross check
  10. Why medication errors occur and how to avoid them
  11. Checking cautionary and advisory labels
  12. Crushing or splitting tablets
  13. ‘Pop and Dot’ and preparing for administration
  14. Administering in a person-centred way
  15. Consent
  16. When medicines are declined
  17. Covert administration of medicines
  18. Coding the medicines administration record
  19. Administering oral liquids systematically – current best practice (video demonstration)
  20. Applying topical medication to the skin systematically – current best practice (video demonstration)
  21. Administering inhalers systematically – current best practice (video demonstration)
  22. Administering eye drops systematically – current best practice (video demonstration)

Accreditation

This course is double accredited by both CPD Assessed and the Royal College of Nursing (when taken by nurses). RCN Accreditation applies only to the educational content and not to any product. RCN cannot confirm competence of any practitioner.

Certification

Certified for two years (click here to read more)

Mapping

  • The Care Certificate
  • CQC Quality Statements: QS 1, 7 and 8
  • NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, March 2014
  • NICE – Management of Medicines in Community Settings, March 2017
  • Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) 2014

Cost

Per Person Price (Excluding VAT)
1 £48.50
2 - 9 £47.50
10 - 24 £46.50
25 - 49 £45.50
50 - 74 £44.50
75 - 99 £43.50
100+ £42.50