Administer Medication Essay

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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals, and monitor the effects. The legislation, policy and procedures that I follow are the “National Minimum Standards for Domiciliary Care”. This requires that the registered carer ensures there is a policy for the receipt, recording, storage, handling, administration and disposal of medicines. These policies are not only to promote the safety and wellbeing of the individual in the home but also the safe practices of the carer. Other legislation can be “The Medicines Act 1968”, “The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971”, “The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974”. The common types of medication that I prompt as a carer are:- Antibiotics – kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. Analgesics – this helps to control pain. Laxatives – this helps to control the bowel. Diuretics – this helps to control water in the body. Antacids – counteracts acidity. The common adverse reactions to the above medication are: Headache, dizziness, diarrhoea, constipation, stomach pains, feeling or being sick, wind , dry or sore mouth or throat, skin rash, itching, changes in liver function test values and tiredness. Each of the above can be recognised very easily, except for the liver function which would be found through a blood test. Medication should be stopped immediately and medical help sought. I believe that every service user has the right to manage and administer their own medication if they wish to. The different routes of medicine administration are: Oral, injections, topical, nasal and intravenous drip. I will provide support and aids to enable self administration whenever possible. However, all service users will be assessed for risk on a regular basis and recorded in care plans. The procedure I follow for the administration is to apply standard precautions for infection control : apron and gloves to be worn at all

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