Description
This bundle includes Managing medicines in care homes courses 1, 2 and 3. When you purchase this product you’ll receive an email with an access code for each course.
Managing medicines in care homes: course 1
This course supports the implementation of recommendations in the NICE guideline on managing medicines in care homes. It also supports statement 3 in the NICE quality standard on medicines management in care homes.
This course covers: safe use of medicines, medicines basics, the Medicines Administration Record, general principles of medicines administration, the monthly medicines cycle and Self administration, as well as Administration of PRN medicines, solid doses, liquids, inhalers, topical products, transdermal patches and eye drops.
Managing medicines in care homes: course 2
The second course builds upon course 1 and covers: missed and delayed doses, covert administration, the management of controlled drugs in care homes, homely remedies and self-care, medicines reconciliation and effective management of medicine supplies in care homes.
Managing medicines in care homes: course 3
The third course builds on the content covered in the first two Managing medicines in care homes courses. The course is designed for all care home staff involved in medicines administration and covers the use of certain ‘high risk’ or specialist medicines that require specific consideration and/or administration techniques.
This course covers: medicines and falls risk, antipsychotic medicines in dementia, administration of oral anticoagulants, administration of methotrexate and other cytotoxic medicines, administration of bisphosphonates and the administration of medicines used in Parkinson’s disease.
