Description
Medication Advanced Training Online
Advanced Medication Awareness is a training course that teaches how to safely administer medication and reduce the risk of mistakes. It’s designed for experienced carers and team leaders who work in health and social care settings, such as residential care homes and domiciliary care.
In the UK, around 237 million medication errors happen every year. About 38.4% of these errors happen in primary care, and 41.7% in care homes, causing 1,708 deaths and costing £98.5 million.
Most errors happen when giving medicine, and while most are harmless, some can cause serious problems for patients.
This advanced medication online training (also known as medication management online training) is for senior healthcare workers who want to improve their skills in medication safety by reducing medication errors.
You will learn about:
- Complex medicines and how they work together.
- How to make safe and smart decisions about medicine.
- Handling high-risk medicines and using advanced techniques to keep records.
The course includes case studies and real-life examples to help you understand risks, avoid mistakes, and manage complicated medication plans for patients.
This training focuses on medication skills and knowledge, so you can give better care and make patients safer.
- Multiple-choice questions: Test your knowledge with simple questions.
- Real-world examples: Apply your learning to real-life situations.
- Clinical decision-making challenges: Practice making decisions in healthcare settings.
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Course Info:
- Created by Experts: Made by people who know the subject well.
- CPD Accredited: Approved to help you learn and improve your job skills.
- 100% Online, Learn at Your Own Pace: Study anytime and anywhere, no rush.
- Available in Over 100 Languages: Learn in your preferred language with easy translations.
- Instant Certificate: Get your certificate as soon as you finish.
- 12 Months Access: Learn for a full year without paying extra for updates.
- 1 Year Certificate Validity: Your certificate is valid for 1 year.
- Fun Learning: Enjoy quizzes and simple examples to make learning easy.
- Support: Our team is here to help whenever you need it.
- Duration: Takes about 1 hour 15 minutes to finish.
- Study on Mobile, Tablets, and Desktop: Learn on any device—phone, tablet, or computer—whenever you want.
- Review and resit as many times as possible.
Target Audience:
- Care workers and carers
- Nurses and healthcare assistants
- Pharmacy assistants
- Medication safety officers
- Health and safety officers
- Trainers in healthcare settings
- Medical records clerks
- Healthcare managers and team leaders
Key Points:
- Role and Responsibility
Know your job and what you must do when giving medicine. - Administering Medication
Learn how to give medicine safely and the right way. - Recording
Understand why it’s important to write down when medicine is given. - Disposing
Know how to get rid of medicine safely and why it’s important. - Errors and Risks
Learn what can cause medicine mistakes and how to stop them. - Side Effects and Resolution
Know what side effects can happen and what to do if they do.
🔖Alternative: Book Face to Face Medication Management Training Level 3
Learning Outcomes
By completing the Advanced Medication Training, participants will:
- Understand complex medications and how they interact.
- Learn advanced ways to give medicine safely.
- Recognise and prevent medication errors and risks.
- Understand safety measures for high-risk medications.
- Gain skills in handling side effects and emergencies.
- Improve accuracy in record-keeping.
- Build confidence in making medication decisions in difficult situations.
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Course Benefits
The benefits of taking this Advanced Medication Online Course are:
- Build strong skills with advanced medication training beyond the basics.
- Lower the chances of medication errors and keep patients safe.
- Learn to manage high-risk medicines and handle difficult situations.
- Study at your own pace and earn credits as you go.
- Get expert knowledge about medicines and their safe use.
- Improve record-keeping and risk management to give better patient care.
- Receive a certificate that shows your advanced skills, helping you shine in healthcare roles.
You can add more clinical e-learning courses to build your skills and knowledge, helping you improve in different healthcare areas and advance your career.
Career Opportunities:
Completing the course in Advanced Medication Management Training opens up career opportunities in various healthcare roles:
- Pharmacy Assistant: Help prepare and give out medicines, making sure patients get the right ones.
- Care Worker: Help patients with daily tasks and make sure they take their medicines safely.
- Nurse: Give medicines, check for side effects, and teach others about safe medicine use.
- Medication Safety Officer: Work to stop medicine mistakes and keep patients safe.
- Health and Safety Officer: Make sure medicines are stored and handled safely.
- Trainer: Teach others how to give medicines safely.
- Medical Records Clerk: Keep correct records of patient medicines and treatments.
Taking this course can help you get jobs in healthcare, grow your career, and keep patients safe.
