Medication Management in a Community Setting (Scotland)

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Give a definition of medication along with the benefits and risks that surround it

• Comprehend legislation related to medication management

• Be knowledgeable about the difference between generic and branded drugs

• Identify the routes and ‘Eight Rights’ of medication administration

• Understand about safe receipt, storage, transportation and disposal of medication

• Understand the essentials of transcribing medication and calculating medication doses

• Be aware of the pros and cons of covert and crushing medication

• Comprehend the importance of capacity and gaining consent

• Identify compliance aids and MDS

• Understand the need for attentive record keeping and documentation

Topics

• Medical definitions

• Benefits & risks

• Categories

• Legislation

• The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

• Reporting

• The ‘Eight Rights’

• Receipt, storage, transportation & disposal of medications

• Capacity

• Consent

• Administration

• Prompt/assist/administer

• Routes

• Feeding tubes

• Compliance aids & MDS

• HCSW

• Record keeping

• Medication management

• Role of a healthcare support worker

• Calculations