Medication Management for Nurses
An Bord Altranais Approval Category 1 Approved – 6 CEUs
Ref: MMN
Duration:
9:30am – 4:00pm (Full Day Course)
Date:
28th January
Aim: To provide an understanding of best practice in medication management and an understanding of the role of the nurse within the
scope of practice and An Bord Altranais guidelines.
Objectives:
The day will cover:
- Best Practice in Medication Management.
- Principles of safe administration.
- Monitoring of risks, e.g. polypharmacy in the older person.
- Regular reviews of prescribed medication following changes in co-morbidity and progression of disease or frailty.
- Medication use in the older person, phamacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, including pain relief, antipsychotic use.
- Crushing of medications, implications on practice and alternatives to crushing.
- Roles and responsibilities, the purpose of policies, procedures and guidelines.
- HIQA standards