Medication Administration Awareness

This session is designed to provide learners with the information that they need in order to safely administer medication to the children and young people within their care.

If the child or young person requires a controlled drug to be given, learners will need to attend Medication Administration: Controlled Drugs.

There are a minimum of two competency assessments required for this training. Learners are not deemed competent until they have completed both theory and practical elements. Competency assessments need to be booked at the learner’s venue with the child or young person present in order for the nurse assessors to observe the learner administering medication. Competency assessments must be completed within three months of theory training.

Once competency assessments have been passed, the learner is considered competent to administer medication to any child.

For guidance how to book this training session please visit our training information page.

 

Aims of the session

• To identify best practice in the receipt, storage, administration, disposal and recording of medication given to a child / young person.
• Raise awareness of the legal framework for medicines.
• Raise awareness of the risks with medicines administration

 

Objectives of the session

• Demonstrate an awareness of the legal requirements for medicines used in the workplace
• Name four different forms of medicine and describe their route of administration
• Demonstrate how to calculate a dose in ml from a written dose in mg
• Demonstrate an awareness of risks with the medication process (receipt, storage, handling, administration, disposal and recording)
• Discuss how best practice recommendations (6 rights, two person checking, secure storage, accurate records) help manage medicine risk
• Prepare a MAR chart
• Discuss use of covert administration
• Discuss medication errors and why they may occur

 

Teaching and learning strategy

A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be facilitated during the theory sessions to include presentations, question and answer sessions, and scenario-based learning.

 

Target audience

Anyone caring for a child or young person in a community setting who has a daily prescribed medication.

 

Delivery format and duration

• Face to face: 2 hours
• MST: 2 hours
• Moodle: available for annual update

 

Update requirement

Annual update (either attend this course again, or the Medication Administration Awareness Refresher) with one competency assessment (either face to face or scenario based).