Medication Administration Training
Agency for Persons with Disabilities Approved
$150.00
This course is prepared to train unlicensed staff who are working through the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to supervise clients who are self administering medications or to administer medication to clients of APD who have been determined by their primary care practitioner (PCP) to require this service. This course is intended for unlicensed direct care staff working directly with persons with developmental disabilities in their homes or day programs who intend to perform MAP duties. Waiver Support Coordinators (WSC), Supported Living Coaches (SLC), ADT staff, program managers, personal care assistants, in home support staff, and anyone who has responsibility for persons with developmental disabilities may complete the course. Family members of persons with developmental disabilities are also welcome to take this course.
The intent of this course is to provide guidelines to all unlicensed direct care staff serving individuals with developmental disabilities in adult day programs, foster homes, group homes, independent living, and supported living arrangements. These guidelines include: (1) when supervision of self administration of medication is appropriate; (2) what may and may not be done while supervising the self administration of medication; (3) when unlicensed direct care staff may administer medication; (4) how to safely administer oral, topical, transdermal, rectal, inhaled, ophthalmic, otic, and enteral medications; (5) how to safely handle medication and (6) when and how to report concerns/errors.
Course Details
Course Details
Price: $150.00
Location: Lake City, FL
Instructor-Led Duration: 7.5 Hours
At Home Contact Hours: 24 Hours
Course Objectives
- Discuss the validation requirements.
- Demonstrate the ability to accurately complete and maintain all forms required for the process of medication administration and supervision of self administration of medication.
- Understand the rules for Authorization for Medication Administration and for Informed Consent for Medication Administration.
- State and demonstrate the six rights of medication administration.
- Discuss and demonstrate correct supervision of self-administration of medications.
- State medical indications/primary effects/purposes, symptoms of adverse reactions, and side effects of commonly used medications.
- Demonstrate understanding of medication instructions by reading and following instructions on a prescription label or health care practitioner’s order, and accurately completing a MAR.
- State conditions under which PRN medications may be administered.
- Demonstrate proper safety and sanitation procedures.
- Demonstrate proper positioning of clients.
- Demonstrate correct preparation and administration of medication via oral, topical, transdermal, ophthalmic, otic, rectal, inhaled, and enteral routes.
- Explain the steps to take if a medication error is made.State principles of safe storage of medications (prescription, controlled, and OTC).
- Demonstrate proper disposal of expired or discontinued medications.
- List steps to be taken when medications are to be taken off-site with the client.