Medication Prompting, Assistance and Administration for Care Workers

As a care worker, you may be required to prompt, assist, and administer medications to older people in aged care settings, dependent on your scope of practice. However, medication errors remain a common cause of harm in Australian healthcare.

This Ausmed Training Module provides care workers with a deeper understanding of best practices in safely supporting medication adherence. You'll learn the differences between prompting, assistance and administration, your scope of practice, and the seven rights of safe medication administration.

Note: Medication administration requirements vary across Australian states and territories. You must ensure you are familiar with your organisation's policies and procedures, as well as the relevant legislation and delegation requirements that apply in your state or territory.

Care workers who are certified and have been deemed competent in assisting older people with medication administration, in accordance with their organisation's policies and relevant state or territory legislation.