What should medication awareness training for care staff actually cover?

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N Nambiar District 25 November 03, 2026
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baneil wick
1 week ago

I’m going over our team’s induction process. I want to make sure our medication awareness training is actually helpful—not just something we do to check a box. For anyone who’s completed the training what did your course include? Did it cover storage of medicines how to read MAR charts spotting mistakes and how to report incidents? I’m also interested in how practical it felt. Was there any hands-on experience like working with blister packs or actually handling medication?. How often does your employer expect you to do a refresher? Has the training made you feel more confident when helping people with their medicines? I’d really appreciate feedback and tips from different care settings—, like home care, care homes or day services. Any real-life insights would be great.