Level 3 Award in Control and Administration of Medication
The PIMS Level 3 Award in Control and Administration of Medication develops advanced support-level knowledge of medication control, secure storage, supervised administration and patient-safety systems.The progr...
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Program Overview
The PIMS Level 3 Award in Control and Administration of Medication develops advanced support-level knowledge of medication control, secure storage, supervised administration and patient-safety systems.
The programme covers medicine classifications, stock rotation, administration-route awareness, delegation, professional accountability, medication auditing, incident management, corrective actions and post-administration monitoring awareness within authorised healthcare roles.
What You'll Learn
- Medication-Control Principles
- Patient-Safety Principles
- Medicine Classifications
- Therapeutic-Use Awareness
- Medication Storage
- Medication Security
- Stock Rotation
- Administration Routes
- Oral Administration Awareness
- Topical Administration Awareness
- Inhalation Routes
- Injection and Intravenous Awareness
- Supervisory Responsibilities
- Delegation
- Professional Accountability
- Prescription Charts
- Administration Logs
- Medication Auditing
- Error Prevention
- Incident Management
- Corrective Actions
- Staff Training
- Patient Consent
- Post-Administration Monitoring Awareness
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS medication-control course is suitable for Healthcare Assistants progressing into supervisory roles, Care-Team Supervisors, Clinical Support Team Leaders and Medication-Control Support Personnel operating within authorised responsibilities.
Key Benefits
After completing the programme, learners should be better prepared to:
- Develop medication-control competence
- Strengthen safe-administration awareness
- Improve supervisory accountability
- Develop medication-audit skills
- Improve error-prevention practices
- Strengthen patient-monitoring awareness
Assessment & Evaluation
- Assessment Type: Practical assessments, written examination and portfolio review.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, medication-control 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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