Safe Administration of Medications

Our half-day Safe administration of medications (SAMS) course is designed to equip staff with the skills and knowledge required to safely administer medication in a variety of healthcare and residential care settings.

Who should attend this SAMS course?

Anyone who works in the health or social care sector and might be involved in the administration of medications.

Course objectives

Equip the healthcare worker with sufficient knowledge of different types of medication and allow them to safely administer the mediation covered in this course.

Course programme

• 8 Rights of medication administration.
• Double checking medications.
• Monitoring & Documentation.
• Patient rights and patient education.
• Withholding medications.
• Self-administration of medications.
• Medication errors.
• Administration errors.
• Medication storage.

Methods of training

The course is highly interactive with each theory session being followed by a demonstration, practical tasks and assessment of individual skills.

Assessment and certification

Each participant will be continuously assessed. A certificate of attendance is issued at completion and is valid for 2 years.