Courses offered:

• Moving and Handling Traning
  • Patient Handling Training Course (1 Day)
  • Moving and Handling 5 Day Train the Trainer
  • Moving and Handling 2 Day Train the Trainer Update
  • Moving and Handling of Children
  • Hoist Training for Healthcare Workers
  • Object Handling Key Persons
• Care Skills Training
  • Infection Control
  • Essential Drug Administration
  • Nutritional Awareness
  • Diabetes Awareness
  • Urinary Catheter Care
• Promoting Clients Independence and Safety
  • Mobility Awareness
  • Falls Awareness Training
• Risk Management
  • Risk Assessment and General Health and Safety for Carers
  • Display Screen Assessments and Training

Essential Drug Administration

Session Content

• The nurse and the law/legal requirements
• NMC guidelines/safe practices
• Self medication
• Oral drug administration
• Intra-muscular/intra-venous drug administration
• Signs and symptoms of phlebitis
• Reducing the risk of phlebitis/infection control
• Underpinning knowledge of drugs, indications, contra-indications and side effects
• Anaphylactic reaction and treatment
• Overdose and 'what to do next?'
• Documentation

Learning Outcomes

The learner should be able to:

• Understand the legal regulations surrounding medications
• Understand the concept of medicines management
• Understand the effects of medication errors on service users, carers and the organisation
• Understand potential side effects/adverse effects following medication administration
• Understand national/local policies surrounding controversial issues in medicines management

This course is accredited to Level 2 & 3