Admin of meds for hca v1

Admin of meds for hca v1

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  Administration Of Medication ForHealth Care Assistants By Sharon Leverton
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  National Code Of Conduct “Provide a high standard of practice and care at all times” “Keep your skills and knowledge up to date” • You must have the knowledge and skills for safe and effective practice when working without direct supervision • You must recognise and work within the limits of your competence • You must keep your knowledge and skills up to date throughout your working life • You must take part in appropriate learning and practice activities that maintain and develop your competence and performance “Keep clear and accurate records” • You must keep accurate records of what you tell those in your care, the assessments you make, the treatment and medicines you give and how effective these have been
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  Benefits of Medicine Management • Improve health • Better access to services • Promote self care • Use of skills • Better patient information • Greater choice for patients • Patient safety • Cost Effectiveness
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  Why Do Medicines Need Managing? • Prescribing is the most common therapeutic intervention in the NHS • The complexity, volume and cost of medicines are all increasing • Medicines have the potential to do harm as well as be beneficial
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  Medicine Management And You! To ensure the right Patient receives the… • Correct medication • Correct dose • Via a correct route • Medication at the right time • Medication for the correct duration of time • Medication administered by appropriately trained staff
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  Competencies • Identifies patientcorrectly • Is able to discuss the issue of patient consent • Understands patient’s care plan • Checks any known allergies • Knows therapeutic uses of drug, normal dose, side effects, precautions and contra-indications • Appreciates the need and importance of educating the patient about their medication and the potential side effects
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  Competencies Continued • Understandsthe importance of accurate record keeping • Understands correct procedure for recording of controlled drugs stock • Understands the importance of accurate stock control and correct storage • Understands the procedure for reporting incidents as per trust guidelines • Understands the procedure for reporting adverse reactions i.e. Gp and caseload holder/supervisor
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  Other areas Disposal of medicines - Excluding Controlled Drugs • In community settings patients own medicines must be returned to the pharmacy that dispensed them • Medicines are classed as hazardous waste and must not be transported in unlicensed vehicles
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  Sharps • Yellow bin •Includes vaccines or injections with a needle attached Pharmaceutical waste • Green bin • Tablets, capsules etc.
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  Food for thought •Medicines are the most frequent treatment provided for patients in the NHS • Each year GPs issue over 961.5 million Rx items • Cost £8.8 billion • Medicine related errors account for 11% of all adverse events
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  Any questions?