Medication workbook (levels 1 & 2)

Description

As a personal assistant or care support worker, it is important that you understand how to support a person with their medication management. This workbook will enable participants to understand your responsibilities around medication management and support.

Once you have completed this workbook, you will be required to complete a test paper either online or by sending the completed paper to Independent Lives by post or email. Upon successful completion of the test paper, you will be issued with a certificate.

This workbook will cover the following areas:

• What is medication and why is training important?
• Levels of medication support
• The legal aspects & documentation of medication
• Different types of medication and how they work
• Adverse reactions & side effects
• The 6 rights & guidelines of administration
• Controlled drugs in a person’s own home

Medication errors and disposal of unused medication

Price

This book is available for free for logged in PA’s and Employers.

Postage and packing is included in the price.