Level 3 Award in Control and Administration of Medication
The Level 3 Award in Control and Administration of Medication offered by OXQUAL develops advanced support-level competence in medication control, secure storage, supervised administration, error prevention, documentation, monitoring and staff accountability.
About this qualification
The Level 3 Award in Control and Administration of Medication offered by OXQUAL develops advanced support-level competence in medication control, secure storage, supervised administration, error prevention, documentation, monitoring and staff accountability.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- Medication-Control Principles
- Patient-Safety Principles
- Medicine Classifications
- Therapeutic-Use Awareness
- Medication Storage
- Medication Security
- Stock Rotation
- Administration Routes
- Oral Administration Awareness
- Topical Administration Awareness
- Inhalation Routes
- Injection and Intravenous Awareness
- Supervisory Responsibilities
- Delegation
- Professional Accountability
- Prescription Charts
- Administration Logs
- Medication Auditing
- Error Prevention
- Incident Management
- Corrective Actions
- Staff Training
- Patient Consent
- Post-Administration Monitoring Awareness
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Healthcare Assistants progressing into supervisory roles
- Care-Team Supervisors
- Clinical Support Team Leaders
- Medication-Control Support Personnel
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop medication-control competence.
- Strengthen safe-administration awareness.
- Improve supervisory accountability.
- Develop medication-audit skills.
- Improve error-prevention practices.
- Strengthen patient-monitoring awareness.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Practical assessments, written examination and portfolio review.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, medication-control simulations, documentation tasks and oral discussion.
- Total Questions: 50 theory questions plus multiple practical tasks.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 10–14 weeks (160–200 hours).
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