Safe medication use plays an important part in providing good home care. Older adults are at greater risk for medication problems and errors because of the number of drugs they take daily. This program teaches home care professionals and primary caregivers safe practices for administering and storing various types of medications.
Topics include:
• Drugs and the elderly
• How aging changes the way our bodies handle drugs
• How to recognize the need to handle someone's medications for them
• Different ways to administer medicine
• Products for dispensing medications
• Side effects and adverse reactions
• Storing medications
• Use of over-the-counter drugs
• How to prevent medication errors
Length: 27 minutes
For more information:
Please call Medifecta Healthcare Training at 888-846-7008 for pricing on the number of trainings you wish to purchase. When payment is received, we will issue your password and you can begin to use your administrative page and assign the trainings to your staff