HSC 3047
Support use of
medication in social
care settings
Assessment
Activity Book Level 2
Name:
Date:
Assessor’s name:
Assessor’s signature:
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Assessment Activity One
Complete the following table. HSC 3047: 1.1
Legislation which governs use of
medication in community settings
Key points of legislation
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Assessment activity two
Outline the legal classification system for medication
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Write the correct classification next to the medication:
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Medication
Classification
Amoxicillin 200mg x 28
Senna tablets x 20
Paracetamol 500mg x 16 tablets
Canestan vaginal cream x 1 tube
Fentanyl patch 25mg x 6
Chloramphenicol eye drops x 1 bottle
Ibuprofen 200mg x 12 tablets
Citalopram 10mg x 28 tablets
E45 cream x I tube
Levonelle 1500 x 1 tablet
Assessment activity three
Read the local medication policy
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Assessment Activity four
Discuss with your assessor how and why policies and procedures or agreed
ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislative requirements. HSC
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Assessment Activity five
List 6 ‘types’ of medication which you currently administer.
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1. If someone has a chest infection what type of medicine would the GP
prescribe?
a. Antacid
b. Antibiotic
c. Anti-coagulant
2. If someone has arthritis, what medicine would you expect the doctor to
prescribe?
a. Laxative
b. Decongestant
c. Analgesic
3. What would an antihypertensive or ACE inhibitor medicine be prescribed
for?
a. Depression
b. Epilepsy
c. High blood pressure
4. What would anti-histamine medicine be prescribed for?
a. Hayfever
b. Oedema
c. Shingles rash
5. If you were told that someone was to be given an anti-emetic, would you
expect the person to have
a. Diarrhoea
b. Vomiting
c. Bleeding
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Assessment Activity six
Fill in the following grid of medicines which are commonly used in community
care.
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Medicine
What condition is it
prescribed for?
What are the common side
effects of this medicine?
Flucloxacillin
Furosemide
Gaviscon
Temazepam
Warfarin
Chloramphenicol
ointment
Movicol
Diazepam
Co-codamol
Ventolin
Metformin
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Medicine
What condition is it
prescribed for?
What are the common side
effects of this medication?
Lactulose
Glyceryl trinitrate
Aspirin
Cerumol drops
Assessment Activity seven
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Which of the following signs might indicate that a person is having an
anaphylactic reaction to antibiotics?
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Double vision
Skin rash/hives
Swollen tongue
Nose bleed
Pain and tingling in the feet
Difficulty breathing
Describe 3 things you would do if you suspected that a service user is having
an anaphylactic reaction to antibiotics.
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Assessment Activity eight
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An elderly woman you care for is about to receive her first dose of a strong
diuretic. What advice would you give her about possible side effects?
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Assessment Activity nine
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Complete the table by listing the responsibilities of the prescriber and the
dispenser. Identify 5 responsibilities for each person
Prescriber
Dispenser
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Assessment Activity Ten
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a) Describe the process of ordering a repeat prescription for a specific client
in the community
b) Describe what you would do when an emergency antibiotic arrives from
the pharmacy in a box or a bottle. Other medication is being administered
from a dossette box.
c) What would you do if a tablet from a compliance aid falls on the floor and
cannot be reused?
d) What would you do if you think a service user needs to have their
medicine crushed or disguised?
e) Describe how you would dispose of a packet of co-codamol tablets which
are no longer needed
f) Describe the action you would take if 2 people in the house have similar
names and are both being helped with their medicine.
g) Describe what you would do if you suddenly realise that you have given a
large double dose of diazepam to a client in your care.
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h) You have had to call an ambulance for a service user who is unwell. What
would you do with the medication in their compliance aid?
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What would you do if a service user with full mental capacity refuses to
take their medicine?
j) What advice and information would you give to a service user who is
starting a course of antibiotics?
k) If a service user is taking warfarin, what signs and symptoms would you
watch out for?
l) What would you check before you give a sachet of Movicol?
m) It is good practice to check that a person’s pulse is over 60 before giving
Digoxin. Why is this?
n) What should you do if the pulse is under 60?
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Assessment Activity 11
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Explain where your responsibilities lie in relation to use of ‘over the counter’
remedies and supplements?
a) You assist Mrs Johnson to take her medicine from a dosette box twice a
day because she has severe rheumatoid arthritis and has very limited
movement in her hands. On one occasion you visit and she has a cold.
She asks you to administer a dose of cold and flu remedy which her
daughter has bought for her. What would you do?
b) Mr Mohammed lives in a sheltered flat and is having assistance every
morning to get washed and dressed but he manages his medicines
himself. You notice that he has started taking several herbal remedies and
vitamin tablets. What would you do about this?
c) Violet Wade is fully mobile but she has dementia and is being given all her
tablets from a compliance aid. You notice that there are packets of out of
date medicine in Violet’s bathroom cabinet. What would you do about this?
Assessment activity 12
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Name 8 different routes by which medicine can be given
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Are there any routes which you will not be authorised to use?
Assessment Activity 13
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Describe 6 different forms of medicine.
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Some people have problems taking their medicine in its current formulation.
Can you suggest a form of medicine which might be more suitable for the
following people?
a. Mr Gregory does not like taking his liquid medicine because it tastes
horrible.
b. Mrs Davis has difficulty swallowing her tablets because they are a large
awkward shape.
c. Mrs Omar gets heartburn after taking her medicine.
d. Mr Smith does not like having to take his medicine 6 times a day
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Assessment Activity 14
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Thinking of the client group you work with, describe the materials and
equipment you might use to assist in the administration of medicines.
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Assessment Activity 15
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Explain the importance of the following principles in the use of medication
a. Consent
b. Self medication or active participation
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c. Dignity and privacy
d. Confidentiality
Assessment Activity 16
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Why are risk assessments used for medication administration?
A risk assessment has identified that Mrs Francis cannot see well enough to
take the correct tablets from the bottles they have been sent in.
Can you suggest how Mrs Francis might be able to continue managing her
medicine independently?
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Jacques Fayot can only use one hand and often drops his tablets when trying
to remove them from the dosette box.
How can he be helped to overcome this problem?
Mary Selwyn understands that it is important to take her diabetic medication
before her lunch and supper but sometimes she forgets and her blood sugar
is now too high.
How could Mary be helped to maintain her independence in this situation?
Assessment Activity 17
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Molly Bennett has dementia and sometimes gets very agitated. She is cared
for by her devoted daughter with some help from a community care agency.
You start to worry that Molly is more drowsy than usual and that her
Diazepam tablets are being used up more quickly than usual.
What would you do in this situation?
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Barny Chiltern is low and depressed. He has stopped taking his tablets which
include antidepressants, blood pressure tablets and diuretics, but asks you
not to tell his doctor.
What would you do?
Describe 2 other ethical issues which you might encounter which relate to
medication administration. What would you do about them?
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