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Safe Handling and Administration of Medication
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Health professionals require training to safely handle and administer medications to protect the patients in their care from the dangers posed by mishandled medical drugs. This course explores the safety procedures used in medicine management to provide you with these important medical safety skills. We explain how to handle hazardous drugs and prevent prescription errors. We also describe how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the use of medicine.
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Safe Handling and Administration of Medication
Learn how health and safety guidelines can ensure the safe use of medication in this free online healthcare course.
Health professionals require training to safely handle and administer medications to protect the patients in their care from the dangers posed by mishandled medical drugs. This course explores the safety procedures used in medicine management to provide you with these important medical safety skills. We explain how to handle hazardous drugs and prevent prescription errors. We also describe how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the use of medicine.
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5 Lessons
Safe Medicine Administration
This module will examine safety in handling medications, and the role of government in providing relevant policies. We will explore medication errors, hazardous drugs, and the patient's involvement in safety. You will learn about record-keeping, audit processes, and then finally, the safe use of medication during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Introduction to Medicine Administration
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3.Safe Administration of Medicines
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4.Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
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