Unit 33 Health And Social Care Analysis
Cambridge
TECHNICALS
OCR LEVEL 3
CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL
CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN
HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE
SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN
SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
M/505/7779
LEVEL 3 UNIT 33
GUIDED LEARNING HOURS: 90
UNIT CREDIT VALUE: 15
PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR OF
MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
M/505/7779
LEVEL 3 UNIT 33
AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIT
In the social care sector practitioners are often responsible for supporting service users with their medication. This support can take a variety of forms from the administration of the medication to a timely reminder. Practitioners in social care settings need to have an awareness of how the safe use of medication can contribute to positive wellbeing for individuals. This unit provides the knowledge …show more content…
Sources such as the
Nursing press may provide useful source evidence for delivery.
A matching activity could be created with learners selecting the route for different forms of medication.
LO1 Know current policy and legislation in relation to the use of medication in social care settings
P1 - This could be delivered in card matching activity where the key act and regulations are prepared for learners to match up, following this the learners can carry out a research activity on the acts and regulations they matched to investigate and deliver a summary to the rest of the group. A pre prepared summary document will aid learning if learners are unable to complete this activity effectively.
M2 – learners would benefit from looking at source documents such as the common core principles dignity, infection control and hand washing procedures. As well as the no touch preparation of medication. The ethics of covert administration may prompt a useful discussion in the group.
M1- Learners need to understand the legal classification of medication, for example POM, CD and Class A, B, C …show more content…
It may be useful to get a policy from a care setting to share with learners so that they understand that there are instances where clients are free to purchase their own medication; learners could be asked to suggest ways in which this impacts on the setting.
The administration principles of • Give the right dose • Of
TECHNICALS
OCR LEVEL 3
CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL
CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN
HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE
SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN
SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
M/505/7779
LEVEL 3 UNIT 33
GUIDED LEARNING HOURS: 90
UNIT CREDIT VALUE: 15
PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR OF
MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
M/505/7779
LEVEL 3 UNIT 33
AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIT
In the social care sector practitioners are often responsible for supporting service users with their medication. This support can take a variety of forms from the administration of the medication to a timely reminder. Practitioners in social care settings need to have an awareness of how the safe use of medication can contribute to positive wellbeing for individuals. This unit provides the knowledge …show more content…
Sources such as the
Nursing press may provide useful source evidence for delivery.
A matching activity could be created with learners selecting the route for different forms of medication.
LO1 Know current policy and legislation in relation to the use of medication in social care settings
P1 - This could be delivered in card matching activity where the key act and regulations are prepared for learners to match up, following this the learners can carry out a research activity on the acts and regulations they matched to investigate and deliver a summary to the rest of the group. A pre prepared summary document will aid learning if learners are unable to complete this activity effectively.
M2 – learners would benefit from looking at source documents such as the common core principles dignity, infection control and hand washing procedures. As well as the no touch preparation of medication. The ethics of covert administration may prompt a useful discussion in the group.
M1- Learners need to understand the legal classification of medication, for example POM, CD and Class A, B, C …show more content…
It may be useful to get a policy from a care setting to share with learners so that they understand that there are instances where clients are free to purchase their own medication; learners could be asked to suggest ways in which this impacts on the setting.
The administration principles of • Give the right dose • Of