Target Audience
Registered and Enrolled Nurses
Goal
To equip Nurses with the theoretical concepts to refresh their minds on administration of controlled drugs and prn.
Objectives
Nurses will learn and apply
References
NSW Government – NSW Health ‘Medication Handling in NSW Public Health Facilities’ viewed on the 4th of March 2016 < http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2013/pdf/PD2013_043.pdf>
WA Government – King Edward Memorial Hospital ‘Scheduled 8 Controlled Medication Administration’ viewed on the 4th of March 2016 < http://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/development/manuals/O&G_guidelines/sectionp/2/p2.2.3.pdf>
Victorian Government – Department of Health ‘Drugs and Poisons Regulations’ viewed on the 4th of March 2016 < https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/public-health/drugs-and-poisons>
Queensland Government – Queensland Health ‘Regulatory requirements and resources’ viewed on 4th of March 2016 < https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/medicines/drugs-of-dependence/regulation/default.asp>
Government of South Australia – SA Health ‘Legal requirements for the prescription and supply of drugs of dependence’ viewed on 4th of March 2016 < http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/clinical+resources/clinical+topics/medicines+and+drugs/legal+control+over+medicines/legal+requirements+for+the+prescription+and+supply+of+drugs+of+dependence>
Australian Government – Federal Register of Legislation, ‘Poisons Standard March 2016 F2016L0074’ viewed 7th of March 2016 <https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016L00174>
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