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Assist With Medication Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills with our Help Give Medicine Course, made for people who work with older people. Learn how to talk to patients and teach them well, focusing on making them trust you and teaching old people how to use their medicine the right way. Understand the basics of how medicines work, including what they do, what types they are, and how they mix with each other. Learn how to give medicine safely, knowing when to give it, how much to give, and how to give it. Learn about how medicines affect old people specifically, including how their bodies change as they get older and when they take many medicines at once. Make sure you write things down correctly and keep medicine safe to avoid mistakes and handle any bad reactions.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course for a lifetime
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online assistance available
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Customize the course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below

Build trust: Make good relationships with patients by talking to them well.

Educate patients: Teach old people how to use their medicine safely and stick to their plan.

Understand pharmacology: Learn how medicines work, what types they are, and how they mix.

Administer medication: Master when to give medicine, how to count the dose, and how to give it.

Ensure safety: Stop mistakes and handle bad reactions by doing things the best way.

Suggested overview

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before getting started, you can adjust the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to begin with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to create more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional growth. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.