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Medication Safety Course

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Overview

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This course is designed to enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of medication management principles, ensuring patient safety in diverse clinical settings. Through a comprehensive curriculum that includes pharmacology, error prevention strategies, and best practices for prescribing and administering medications, participants develop the skills to identify potential risks associated with drug therapy.

Ultimately, this course aims to empower healthcare providers to create safer medication use systems, reduce adverse drug events, and improve overall patient care outcomes.

Intended audience

Medication safety Nurse

Prerequisites

  • Diploma in Nursing, B.Sc. Nursing

Assessment & certification

  • Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
  • Assessment mode: Online
  • Assessment type: MCQ
  • Assessment provider: Kauvery Hospital
  • Certificate provider: Medication safety Nurse

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Understanding medication safety
  • Week 2: Medication policy and protocol
  • Week 3: Types of medication errors
  • Week 4: Wrong drug errors
  • Week 5: Wrong route errors
  • Week 6: Communication
  • Week 7: Corrective and preventive action for medication errors

Taught by

Multiple Nursing professionals with 10 plus years of experience in providing Nursing care

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