Course: Medication Awareness, Administration and Dosage Calculation: An Introductory Package for Nurses

A specialist course covering the competencies required to administer medications effectively and safely. This course includes STOMP This involves understanding the nurse's role in medication handling, medication legislation and classification and aspects of prescription, administration, storage and disposal of medicines.

Course Contents:

• Section 1
  • Introduction
  • Aims and Learning Objectives
  • The Nurse's Role in Medication Management
  • Legislation Governing Medication in the UK
  • STOMP
  • Classification of Medication
  • Understanding Doses
  • Prescribing Medication
  • Subcutaneous Injections
  • Routes of Administration
  • Orders of Medication
  • Parkinson's Medication
  • Medication Administration Record (MAR)
  • Medication Administration Checks
• Section 2
  • Numeracy
  • Understanding Decimals
  • The Metric system and S.I. Units
  • Units of Weight for Medication
  • Units of Volume for Medication
• Section 2.1
  • Dosage Calculations; Tablets, Capsules or Caplets
  • Compound Drugs
  • Dose Titration
  • Measuring and Administrating Tablets
• Section 2.2
  • Liquid Oral Medicines
• Section 2.3
  • Injections
  • "Unit" Measured Drugs
  • Reconstituted Liquid Medications
• Section 2.4
  • Intravenous (IV) Infusion Therapy
• Section 2.5
  • Dosage Calculations for Medications Prescribed by Body Weight
• Section 3
  • Storage of Medication
  • Safe Disposal of Medicines
  • Adverse Event Management
  • Recording and Record-Keeping