Description
Administration of Medication – Adults is a half day classroom based introductory programme for practitioners working in the adult health and social care sector.
Aim
To enable learners to safely administer medication to adults.
Topics covered
- Legislation
- Safe handling of medication
- 6 Rs
- Different types of medication
- Reading medication labels and leaflets
- Routes into the body
- Record keeping
- Storing and disposing of medication
- Handling errors
- Allergies/adverse reactions
- Self-administration


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