Outline the procedures for: storage of medication, administration of medication, record-keeping with regard to medication

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Unit: Unit 1.5: Understand how to support children who are unwell
Learning outcome: 5. Understand care routines when a child is ill
Assessment criteria: 5.2 Outline the procedures for: storage of medication, administration of medication, record-keeping with regard to medication

• Agreed ways of working with your employer should be followed, relating to the storage and administration of medication
• Storage of medication
  • Should conform to COSHH regulations
  • Should be secure and not accessible by children
• Administration of medication
  • Where training for medication administration is required, the employer must provide it
  • Written permission must be obtained from the parent/carer
  • Precription medicines may only be administered if they have been precribed to the child by a medical professional
  • Medicine should be administered according to the instructions and the expiry date checked
  • The details for the medication, child, dosage, time and date should be checked before administration
• Record-keeping with regard to medication
  • There must be a record of all medication that is administered to a child
  • This will include the name of the child, the name of the medicine, the dosage given, the reason for administration and the date and time
  • Any side effects should also be recorded and relayed to parents/carers