MEDICINE MANAGEMENT (Half DAY)
Aims: to provide an overview of medicine management for nurses and senior staff by examining legislation, guidance and documentation.
Objectives:
❖ Define what a medicine is and medicine management.
❖ List legislation underpinning medication management and classes of medication.
❖ Identify the relevant documentation surrounding medicines (E-MAR).
❖ Explain the nature and form of medicinal prescriptions.
❖ Identify different routes and forms for administration of medicines and the possible drugs for each one.
❖ State what the therapeutic range means and why it is important.
❖ Identify the different drugs and possible complications of four major drugs groups often found in care facilities.
❖ Explain major adverse drug reactions and what actions to take.