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Medication Awareness

Medication Awareness

Our Medication Awareness Training covers;

  • Delegates obligations and that of their employer in regards to the documentation and the administration of medication
  • How medication should be stored
  • Different types of medication and how they work
  • Knowledge of the common adverse reactions
  • The seven guidelines of administration of medication
  • Controlled drugs and oxygen
  • Drug errors
  • Disposal of medication, etc.

Successful completion of this course will enable you to;

  • Understand what epilepsy is and its prevalence in the UK
  • Know the cause of epilepsy, the symptoms and how it is diagnosed
  • Know what a seizure is and the main types
  • Understand how epilepsy is treated
  • Have an awareness of the common epilepsy drugs and their side effects
  • Understand the importance of people with an epilepsy condition staying safe
  • Implement epilepsy awareness measures in the workplace

 

 

If you would like to book a Medication Awareness Course, either solely for you or on to one of our already running courses (Please see ‘what’s on’ in our calendar) please contact us on info@firstneeds.co.uk