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Assisting With Medication Course

What will I learn?

Improve your abilities in looking after older people with our Helping Out with Medicine Course. This course is for healthcare workers who want to be very good at managing medicines. Learn the correct and safe ways to give medicine, understand the basics of how medicines work, and learn how to watch patients and write things down properly. Get better at talking to patients, deal with problems like confusion, and make sure you follow all the rules and laws. This short, good quality course will help you give the best care, keeping patients safe and healthy. Sign up now to become an expert.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Learn the correct and safe ways to give medicine and check the right dose.

Understand the basics of how medicines work, including what they do and their side effects.

Get better at watching patients, writing things down, and telling people about how they are taking their medicine.

Improve how you talk to patients, making sure they understand and dealing with any problems.

Know the rules and laws about managing medicines.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

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

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.