Level 3 Award in Medication Safety: Handling and Administration
The PIMS Level 3 Award in Medication Safety: Handling and Administration develops advanced support-level knowledge of medication-safety systems and supervisory responsibilities.The programme covers medication r...
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Program Overview
The PIMS Level 3 Award in Medication Safety: Handling and Administration develops advanced support-level knowledge of medication-safety systems and supervisory responsibilities.
The programme covers medication risk management, error prevention, storage, inventory, administration-route awareness, delegation, documentation, auditing, Root Cause Analysis awareness, corrective actions and patient-safety monitoring within authorised care roles.
What You'll Learn
- Advanced Medication-Safety Principles
- Medication Risk Management
- Error Prevention
- Medication Classifications
- Controlled-Drug Awareness
- Antibiotics and Analgesics Awareness
- Safe Medication Storage
- Inventory Management
- Environmental Controls
- Administration Routes
- Oral and Topical Routes
- Inhalation Routes
- Injection and Intravenous Awareness
- Supervisory Responsibilities
- Delegation and Accountability
- Prescription Charts
- Administration Logs
- Medication-Safety Auditing
- Error Reporting
- Root Cause Analysis Awareness
- Corrective Actions
- Staff Training and Communication
- Patient Consent and Confidentiality
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS Medication Safety programme is suitable for Healthcare Assistants progressing into supervisory roles, Care-Team Supervisors, Clinical Support Team Leaders and Medication-Safety Support Personnel working within authorised scopes of responsibility.
Key Benefits
After completing the programme, learners should be better prepared to:
- Develop advanced medication-safety competence
- Strengthen supervisory awareness
- Improve error-prevention practices
- Develop documentation and auditing skills
- Improve patient-safety monitoring
- Strengthen staff communication and training
Assessment & Evaluation
- Assessment Type: Practical assessments, written examination and portfolio review.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, medication-safety simulations, documentation tasks and oral discussion.
- Total Questions: 50 theory questions plus multiple practical tasks.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 10–14 weeks (160–200 hours).
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