Administration of Medication Procedure

An administration of medication procedure giving step-by-step instructions for support workers who are trained, authorised and assessed as competent to give medication. It is read alongside your medication management policy and each participant's medication plan.

What is inside:

• Purpose, scope and definitions
• The six rights of medication, from right participant to right documentation, with checks on the reason, refusal, response, storage and expiry built into the steps
• Five-step procedure: preparation, confirming identity, consent, administering and documenting
• What to do if a dose is missed or the participant vomits
• Error response, including 000, the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 and supervisor notification
• Routes of administration table covering oral, topical, patch, inhaled, eye and ear drops and sublingual routes
• Note that injections, PEG and rectal routes need specific clinical delegation and competency
• Storage after administration, records and evidence, and approval block

• Reviewed against the current NDIS Rules, Practice Standards and Commission guidance
• Editable DOCX with a placeholder legend, so you enter your details once
• Instant download

These templates are general information, not legal advice. No template can guarantee registration or audit outcomes.