Medication Administration for Unregulated Healthcare Providers

Medication Administration: A Guide for Unregulated Healthcare Providers
This workshop includes a textbook and in-class demonstrations.

Personal Support Workers (PSWs), other unregulated healthcare

providers (UCPs) and family caregivers in various community

settings may assist with the delegated tasks of administering,

receiving, dispensing and storing of oral, sublingual, topical, rectal,

inhalation medications and subcutaneous injections. PSWs, UCPs

and family caregivers may assist and ensure that their clients and

family members are taking their medications as prescribed by their

health care professionals in order to maintain their clients' safety,

care, welfare and security. Medication Administration: A Guide for

Unregulated Healthcare Providers will enhance medication safety in

the community. This guide will cover the following three modules:

Module 1: Enhancing Medication Safety in the Community

Module 2: Medication Administration Techniques in the Community

Module 3: Insulin Administration and Diabetes Management in the

Community