Common Inductions Standards for Care Level 2 (VTQ)
Course Content
- Introduction to the common Induction Standards Course
- Standard 1 - Role of the health and social care worker
- Standard 2 - Personal development
- Standard 3 - Communicate effectively
- Standard 4 - Equality and Inclusion
- About equality and diversity
- The purpose of the Equality Act 2010
- Types of discrimination
- Protected characteristics
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Prejudice
- Equality And Diversity In The Workplace
- Providing Inclusive Support
- Diversity and discrimination
- Access Information, Advice and Support about Equality and Inclusion
- Standard 5 - Principles for implementing duty of care
- Standard 6 - Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
- The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
- Who Is A Vulnerable Adult?
- Abuse and its Indicators
- Physical Abuse
- Psychological Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Financial Abuse
- Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission
- Organisational abuse and Discriminatory Abuse
- Facts And Information About Abuse
- Disclosure
- Reporting abuse
- What is Child Abuse?
- Every Child Matters
- Legislation relating to Safeguarding Children
- Reporting child abuse
- Protecting yourself against allegations
- Standard 7 - Person-centred support
- The Care Plan
- Person centred values in everyday work
- Person centred values in practice
- Supporting individuals to plan for their future wellbeing and fulfilment, including end-of-life care
- What is Dementia?
- Early diagnosis of Dementia and reporting
- Helping people with Dementia
- Practical Tips for Supporting a Person with Dementia
- Alzheimers disease
- Vascular dementia
- Dementia with lewy bodies
- Fronto-Temporal Dementia FLD
- Active Participation in Care
- Standard 8 - Health and safety in an adult social care setting - part 1
- Importance of Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Law
- Manual handling Employee and Employer responsibility
- The Accident Triangle
- Work place policies and procedures
- Good Housekeeping
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Introduction to Moving and Positioning for CIS
- Patient dignity
- Assessing the Individual Move
- Lifting an inanimate object
- Back and spinal injuries
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- How and Why We Lift Correctly
- Communication
- Assisted standing from a bed or seat
- Assisted Sit to Stand
- Fall Prevention
- Assisting Fallen Person
- Standard 8 - Health and safety in an adult social care setting - part 2
- Fears of First Aid
- Using gloves
- Initial Assessment and Recovery Position
- Calling the Emergency Services
- Adult CPR
- Compressions Only CPR
- Adult Choking
- What are Medications?
- Specific Legislation
- Legislation
- Medication Policies
- Maintaining Medication Records
- Types of Medications and Routes of Entry
- Recording Information
- Storing Medication Safely
- What is a hazardous substance under COSHH
- COSHH Regulations
- COSHH Safety Data Sheets
- Routes of entry to the body
- Storage and hazards of chemicals near food
- Storage of Chemicals
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- What are Blood Borne Pathogens?
- Who is at risk?
- How to Reduce Your Risk
- Hand Washing
- Types of Infections
- Cross Infection
- Contaminated Linen
- Contaminated objects
- The Fire Triangle
- Sources of Ignition
- Fire Prevention
- Dangers of Smoke
- Evacuating in an Emergency
- Care Home Evacuation
- Checking Peoples Identity
- Personal safety tips for lone workers
- Home visit safety
- Managing stress
- Poisons and Food Poisoning
- Food Poisoning and allergic reactions
- Food Safety for High-Risk Groups
- Cross-contamination direct and indirect
- Date Marks, Damaged Food and Record Keeping
- Understanding and Addressing Malnutrition in Care
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Diets for people with dementia
- Summary to the common Induction Standards Course
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Within any environment that has individuals who are supported to take medication, staff must follow the organisation’s policy around this. This will be individual to your work setting but will include receipt and storage of medicines, actual administration, disposal and returns of medication, medication tracking, obtaining consent, dealing with errors, and all the relevant documentation that needs to be completed. You should ensure that you know the policies of any place you work at and do not assume anything, as each workplace may be different. There are various medication administration systems. We have our blister packs which are generally what you'll receive from the pharmacy, which will have all the medications in separate compartments and will also list on the other side exactly what the medication is, the dosage to be given, when it's to be given, how many times, and it will have your patient's name on it. Other systems you may see include your Dosette boxes or a similar compartment system such as the Bio Dose system, which can hold 10ml of liquid medication or seven capsules or tablets in the administration pots. We would never administer medication from a system that has no information on it, as there's no name on it, there's no type of medication, and we don't actually know what has been put in each compartment. So, we obviously should not be giving medication if we don't know what we are giving. There are also types of systems that are generally used for people at home, those that put their medication in at the beginning of each week. They are listed at the top morning, noon, evening and night and then the day is down the side. There will be printed labels with all the information. So, you need to make sure that the number of tablets in each compartment matches the labels. So, if there are three tablets for the morning, then obviously there should be three tablets in the compartment. There is less chance of error with this system. If you are unsure whether the medication has been given or it hasn't been signed for in the MAR chart, which we'll talk about later, you can obviously just check the blister pack and this should give you an indication. When you need to administer the medication, you turn it over and pop the medication out from the back.
Medication Policies and Administration Systems
1. Medication Policies
Medication policies vary between workplaces and should be thoroughly understood. Key components typically include:
- Receipt of medications
- Storage of medications
- Disposal of medications
- Returns of medications
- Medication tracking
- Consent
- Errors
- Other relevant documents
2. Medication Administration Systems
a. Blister Packs
Blister packs from the pharmacy contain medications in separate compartments, with detailed dosage instructions and patient information.
b. Dosette Boxes and Similar Systems
Systems like Dosette boxes or the Bio Dose system offer compartmentalized storage for liquid medication or tablets. Ensure all necessary information is present before administering.
c. Weekly Dispensing Systems
Weekly dispensing systems are common for home use. Medications are organized by day and time, with printed labels indicating dosage and schedule. Match compartment contents with labels to minimize errors.
d. Medication Administration Record (MAR)
Refer to the Medication Administration Record (MAR) to track medication administration. If unsure, cross-reference with blister pack contents to ensure accuracy.
