Workplace Safety and Medicinal Treatment (5cr)

Objective

Client and employee safety 2 ETCS
Objectives
• you are familiar with the most important legislation, documents, responsibilities and principles that guide client work and workplace safety
• you are able to work independently, promoting the safety of your work community
• you are familiar with the principles of work ergonomics and can apply them to your work
• you know how to recognise and face violence or clients at risk of violence and guide them to support services if necessary

Medicinal treatment and medication safety 3 ETCS
Objectives
• you know the authorities that supervise medication safety, the core legislation and licensing practices
• you understand professional employees’ responsibility in administering medication
• you know the basics of medicinal treatment
• you know how to administer medication safely and responsibly

Content

Customer and employee safety 2 ETCS
Contents
• work community and organisation safety management and planning
• anticipation, actions in threat situations and analysis of threat situations
• forms of violence, and identifying and addressing them
• work ergonomics methods

Medicinal treatment and medication safety 3 ETCS
Contents
• core legislation and guidelines concerning medicinal treatment
• the stages of medicines in the body and their effects on the body
• forms of medication and routes of administration (not intramuscular or intravenous injections)
• the adverse effects and interactions of medicines and commitment to medication
• the pharmacotherapy plan and Bachelors of Social Services as providers of safe medication