Level 3 Award in Medication Safety: Handling and Administration

The Level 3 Award in Medication Safety: Handling and Administration offered by OXQUAL develops advanced support-level competence in medication safety systems, storage, administration awareness, error prevention, supervision, documentation and patient-safety monitoring.

Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:

1. Advanced Medication-Safety Principles
2. Medication Risk Management
3. Error Prevention
4. Medication Classifications
5. Controlled-Drug Awareness
6. Antibiotics and Analgesics Awareness
7. Safe Medication Storage
8. Inventory Management
9. Environmental Controls
10. Administration Routes
11. Oral and Topical Routes
12. Inhalation Routes
13. Injection and Intravenous Awareness
14. Supervisory Responsibilities
15. Delegation and Accountability
16. Prescription Charts
17. Administration Logs
18. Medication-Safety Auditing
19. Error Reporting
20. Root Cause Analysis Awareness
21. Corrective Actions
22. Staff Training and Communication
23. Patient Consent and Confidentiality