Medication Administration Tech.

Course overview

You will understand how to administer medications in a residential care facility or group home. This course includes administration of medications, measuring and charting, vital signs and legal aspects. The objectives of this course are: • Understand a prescription label • Provide assistance with oral medication • Provide assistance with topical forms of medication. • How to measure liquid medications, break scored tablets and crush tablets as directed by prescription order • Understand what “assistance” with medication includes and does not include, and recognize a medication order that requires judgment. • Recognize the need to seek clarification for “as needed prescription orders • Complete a medication observation record. • Recognize the general side effects to medication classes and the need to report adverse reactions. • Understand the issues related to residents’ right to privacy and providing for residents’ safety related to medications. • Understand the requirements which must be met when residents keep medications in their rooms. • Retrieve and store medication.