Medication Management Statutory and Mandatory Training

Staff who administer medication should be fully trained to ensure it is done correctly as well as recording what has been taken. Our course has been designed for those working in a healthcare environment with medication such as care assistants, pharmacists, nurses and more. The CPD approved medication administration training includes an instant digital certificate for your records.

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Key Legislation
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Course Overview

Format

  • Intermediate
  • 2 Study Hours
  • Online Study
  • Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

  • 2 CPD Hours
  • CPD Certified

Course description

All staff that administer medication should be fully trained on how to do this, and how to record what has been taken.

If you work in a healthcare environment, and have the responsibility of administering medication, it is extremely important you are fully aware of your duties.

This medication awareness course aims to provide the learner with the knowledge of how to administer medication safely, record what has been provided, which types of medication they are permitted to give and an overview of the types of drugs on the market.

Throughout the medication management training course, the learner will undertake challenges to assess their learning so far.

Medication Awareness and Management Training outcomes

  • Be aware of relevant legislation and how it feeds into local policy.
  • Be able to define roles and responsibilities as they apply to the management of medication.
  • Be able to describe suitable recording and reporting techniques relevant to medication administration.
  • Be able to recognise the different types of medication
  • Be able to describe relevant techniques for administering medication.
  • Be able to list considerations when receiving, storing and disposing of medication.
  • Be able to identify the rights of an individual as they relate to medication.
  • Know the steps you should take within your role when medication issues arise and where you can go for help.

Accreditation

This medication awareness training course is accredited by CPD. The certificates, awarded upon successful completion, can be used to log your hours against.

Duration

The medication management training course should between 1-2 hours to complete, depending on the speed of learning. Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout and the training can be paused and resumed in our learning management system at any time.

Target audience

This medication training online course is aimed at anyone working in a role that administers medication to others such as care assistants, pharmacists, nurses, etc.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this medication training online course.

Test and certificate

The end of course test consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test six times at no extra cost.

If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

Learners will be able to download a digital certificate on completion of the medication awarenss training course. This can be printed, and we suggest you keep it for your records.

What other courses can I complete?

We have a wide range of online courses suitable for those working in a healthcare environment including Person Centred Care in Social Care, Medication Management in Social CareStatutory and Mandatory: Non-Clinical Package and Legionnaires' Awareness.

You will learn

  • Be aware of relevant legislation and how it feeds into local policy
  • Be able to define roles and responsibilities as they apply to the management of medication
  • Be able to describe suitable recording and reporting techniques relevant to medication administration

Who is it for?

Roles including:

  • This course bundle is aimed at anyone working in a role that administers medication to others
  • Care assistants
  • Pharmacists
  • Nurses

Legislation

The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Human Rights Act 1998 The Equality Act 2010 GDPR 2018 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Skills for Care Code of Conduct The Health and Social Care Act 2012 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1972

Statutory & Mandatory Training: Medication Awareness and Management FAQs

  • Do I need certification to perform medication administration?

    Staff who administer medication should be fully trained to ensure it is done correctly as well as recording what has been taken. Our course has been designed for those working in a healthcare environment with medication such as care assistants, pharmacists, nurses and more.

    The CPD approved medication administration training includes an instant digital certificate for your records.

  • What are the 4 basic responsibilities of medication administration?

    The 4 basic responsibilities are ensuring the medication is: the correct dose, for the correct person, at the correct time and is administered in the correct route or method. 

    You can see more courses on the matter here.

  • What are the basic steps of medication management?

    There are five stages of the medication process: 

    • ordering/prescribing
    • transcribing and verifying
    • dispensing and delivering
    • administering
    • monitoring and reporting

    You can see all of our essential healthcare courses here.

How the online courses work

  • Find a course

    To begin searching for your online training you can click on the course category section on our website and browse through all of our training categories.

    Alternatively if you already know the title of the training you’re looking for you can use the search bar located in the centre of the homepage and go directly to the course you want.

  • Buy the course

    When buying one of our courses, you will need to enter a valid email address which will be used to create your account with our Learning Management System – Enable – where you will take the training. We will also send your purchase receipt to this email address, and any additional courses purchased in future using the same email address will be added to your system account.

    Once you have purchased a course, you will be able to send this course to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the new learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.

    If you are not 100% satisfied with your course then we offer a 30-day, no hassle money-back guarantee. To request a refund, you should email our learner support team with your receipt stating why you would like to be reimbursed. You, or your learners, must not have completed the training in order to make a valid refund claim. Any claim made after the training has been completed will be invalidated.

  • Take the course

    This online course consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk learners through the lesson material. Pages may include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help learners stay engaged and interested in the material. Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be paused and resumed at any stage.

    The course is self-paced so learners decide how fast or slow the training goes. There is no deadline for completion but some of our courses have a test at the end to check that learners have understood the material. If the course has a test at the end then learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark to successfully complete the course. Once learners have passed the test they are awarded a certificate, which can either be downloaded digitally or sent as a physical copy if this option was chosen when purchasing the course.

  • Your Certificate

    Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College and will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable.

    If you have bought the posted certificate option (available on select courses), a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out at the beginning of the following working week.