Assisting Individuals with Medication in Aged Care – Part 2
AU$49.00
Course Duration: 40 mins
Accessible for: 31 days
In this course, you’ll learn key medication safety principles that must be understood and implemented when assisting individuals with medication.
We’ll start by introducing the “10 Rights” framework, providing a comprehensive foundation. Following this, we’ll delve into the phases of support and outline the specific steps an aged care worker should follow to ensure individuals receive the appropriate level of assistance for managing their medication needs.
Lastly, you’ll learn best practices for handling, storing, and disposing of medication, as well as your role in monitoring and responding to medication-related incidents, including side effects, adverse events, and errors.
After this lesson, you’ll be able to:
- Understand key medication safety principles, including the 10 Rights, as a framework to reference when assisting individuals with medication.
- Describe the key phases of support and steps involved in assisting individuals with medication based on the level of support they require.
- Understand key responsibilities in your role to manage medication and recognise and respond to medication-related incidents.
- E-learn (40min)
- Assessment (10 questions)
6 resources:
– Medication Contingencies and Incidents
– PBS Medications by Brand Name and Drug
– Phases of Support
– Preventing Medication Errors
– Procedure for Crushing Medications
– The 10 Rights - Certificate of completion
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