Medication Awareness for Care Settings
This awareness course introduces the regulations and NICE guidance that shape safe medicines support in adult social care. It covers consent and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the six rights of administration, MAR charts, refusals, covert administration, controlled drugs, storage, PRN medicines and what to do when things go wrong. It does not replace your employer's medicines training, competency assessment or the person's care plan.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 45 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Describe the regulatory framework and NICE guidance for managing medicines in care settings.
- ✓Apply consent and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to medicines support, including covert administration.
- ✓Follow the six rights of administration and record accurately on the MAR chart.
- ✓Explain safe storage, controlled drugs arrangements and the use of PRN protocols.
- ✓Respond correctly to refusals, missed doses, medication errors and near misses.
Course contents
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Module 1: The Framework for Safe Medicines Support
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 2: Consent, Capacity and the Six Rights
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 3: Storage, Controlled Drugs and PRN
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Errors, Near Misses and Reporting
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate