Medication Administration Course

Through your medication assistance course you’ll acquire vital knowledge from the self paced online learning. During the practical medication administration training you’ll learn crucial real-world skills to safely administer medication followed by a competency assessment to complete your course.  

Among the new range of skills you’ll have acquired at the completion of your course, you will be able to:

Understand your responsibilities, including regulations and any organisational guidelines behind safely administering medication to clients.

• Prepare the administration of medication by complying with infection prevention and control procedures.
• Understand various medication terminologies, shorthand terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and jargon.
• Be conscious of the different types of medications and the different handling and administration techniques behind each.
• Instruct and support clients in self-administering medication.
• Complete medication documentation and records including but not limited to a medication log.
• Safely use medication facilities and a variety of medication equipment.
• Manage medication schedules to ensure correct dosages are taken at correct times, by the correct person, and in the correct manner
• Comply with Workplace health and safety.
• Safely and correctly store medications when not in use and replenish stock when needed
• Establish a medication agreement with clients.
• Handle medication contingencies such as out of date medication or adverse patient reactions by appropriately recording, reporting, and responding to the event.
• Understand your clients’ specific medication needs, and recognise any behavioural or physical changes which could impact how their medication affects them.
• Carry out your duties with confidence, care, and compassion.
• Understand the 7 rights of medication administration
• Hygienically dispose of medication waste, and clean and store medication equipment.