This training includes recent changes in medication policy, procedures and best practice and a review of your competency.

Participants must:

• have already completed HLTHPS006 Assist Clients with Medication and provide evidence prior to enrolment.

Participants who don’t meet the prerequisites will need to undertake HLTHPS006 Assist Clients with Medication.

This includes knowledge of:

• legislation, regulations, codes of practice and workplace policies, including:
  • commonwealth and state/territory legislation regarding the administration of medication including the Drugs and Poisons Act
  • Disability Services Acts (commonwealth and state)
  • Aged Care Act
  • duty of care
  • work health and safety
  • standard and additional infection control precautions

• roles and responsibilities of those involved in medication administration and limitations of own role in only providing assistance
• basic medication terminology
• forms of medication, and how they are handled, administered and stored, including:
  • capsules
  • drops
  • inhalants
  • liquids
  • lotions and creams
  • ointments
  • patches
  • powders
  • tablets
  • wafers
  • suppository

• documentation requirements for the administration of medication, including:
  • purpose
  • potential impacts of errors and reasons for error medication charts, their role and procedures for use

 
Participants will be assessed demonstrating:

• provided assistance with medication:
  • to 1 client according to their care plans
• consistently adhered to procedures and regulatory requirements for assisting with medication, including:
  • checked the care plan and confirming details
  • checked medication, including expiry dates and dosage instructions
  • confirmed client identity
  • calculated correct dosage
  • conducted pre and post administration client checks
  • cleaned equipment and disposed and stored medications according to organisation procedures completed accurate documentation

 
This training is non-accredted, a Certificate of Attendance will be issued on successful completion of the training.

Upcoming dates for Mount Gambier:
 
2025:
Friday 4^th July
Friday 26^th September
Friday 28^th November

***Please note a minimum of two student bookings are required for this training to proceed. If this is not met, an alternative course date will be offered.