Description

Welcome to Administer and monitor medications course. This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to administer medications to people and monitor them, as per the delegation from a relevant health professional, in accordance with legislation and the employing organisation’s medication and delegation policies and practice.

It applies to community services and health workers with the relevant authority in their state or territory to administer medication and monitor them as per the delegation from a relevant health professional. Ongoing requirements to demonstrate competency in drug calculations may apply, and users should refer to relevant state/territory regulatory requirements.

About this course

Training Provider: OHS.com.au with AlertForce (RTO Code 91826)

Location: Online

Course length: Approx. 4 hours (awareness version)

Time: Self-paced

Certification / Accreditation: Certificate of Completion* 

CPD Points: Yes. 4 points as certificate of completion

Background - What is Medication Administration and support?

The term Medication Support means the prompting and/or assistance of the client with self- medicating and could include:

1. - Reminding or prompting clients to take their medication
2. - Assisting the client with opening medication containers.
3. - Other assistance that does not involve medication administration

Clients who receive medication support must take full responsibility for any side effects. The term Medication Administration is actually the giving of medication. It may also include:

1. - How to store the medication
2. - Opening the medication container
3. - Removing the prescribed dosage
4. - Giving the medication to the client according to instructions.

Aims and Objectives of this course

This course Administer and monitor medications (based on HLTHPS007) will help you earn the skills necessary to access and read information to enable identification of substance incompatibilities based on care plan and delegation and to identify environmental and time management issues that may impact on or contraindicate administration of medication. Our Administer and monitor medications course is based on the unit of competency of HLTHPS007. Whilst this course is not nationally recognized, it follows the learning outcomes and elements associated with that unit. The course contains 1. Narrated e-learning learning resources online 2. Online Assessment tasks 3. Ability to download your Certificate of Completion once assessment tasks are completed

What will you learn by completing the training course?

This course will include an understanding of awareness of the relevant legislation and your responsibilities in administering and monitoring medications. Learning outcomes include:

1. Report potential risks related to medication administration to delegating health professional
2. Confirm client identity and if any allergies exist
3. Identify drugs and poisons schedules and classifications as determined by law
4. Pro-actively identify any limitations in own capability in relation to undertaking delegated medication administration function and report to delegating health professional
5. Confirm delegating health professionals authority to proceed with delegation of medication administration according to organisation policies, guidelines and protocols and jurisdictional legislative and regulatory requirements 6. Clarify own role and limitations in providing assistance with medication administration with delegating health professional
6. Check that all equipment, including dose administration aids, are complete, ready for use, up to date and tamper free before proceeding
7. Follow infection control procedures
8. Confirm medication administration route and procedure
9. Confirm purpose and function of prescribed medications from care plans and delegating health professional
10. Accurately calculate medication dosages according to authorised documented request
11. Prepare medications according to delegated role and in line with legal and environmental guidelines

How Is the Training Delivered?

Administer and monitor medications course is available online and completed in your own time. This Administer and monitor medications training course is based on the learning outcomes outlined above. The course is typically designed to be completed in a minimum of four hours. However, the exact length of the course may depend on your ability and prior knowledge around the subject. As the training is delivered online, you are able to complete it at your own pace.

What Accreditation Will You Get?

After completing the Administer and monitor medications course, an assessment is conducted to determine if you have understood the information presented during the training course. If you pass this assessment, you receive a Certificate of Completion.

IMPORTANT NOTE whilst this course is based on the learning outcomes of the course provided, it is important to note that it is not a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment unless you opt for that option. Nationally Recognised training is only really required If you specifically require that unit of competency for a qualification or licence (typically this will require a practical component, further assessment and increased costs).

This course has been designed to comply with the best practices of national health and safety standards. Terminology has been chosen for clarity and ease of comprehension across jurisdictions. For example, ‘employer’ has been used to signify the broader term ‘PCBU’, while ‘WHS’ represents both work and occupational health and safety.

This training is not a substitute for professional legal advice. If you require further advice or information, please contact the health and safety regulator in your jurisdiction. A Certificate of Completion is issued on successful completion of the course and you are required to get an 80% pass mark to be deemed as understanding the content. It is recommended that training is conducted every 2 years to stay refreshed.

Is the course tax deductible?

Whilst you should get advice from your financial advisor to confirm, generally speaking further training and education related to advancing your career is 100% tax deductible.

Approx. run time: 4 hours