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Medication Aide – DBHDS

Healthcare Training Solutions Inc, in the state of Virginia, is responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) by offering several of our courses online. These courses are open enrollment so you can enroll at your convenience and work at your pace.

Your service continues to be in great demand so lets get started.

INTRODUCTION
- Welcome
- Course Instruction
- Purpose of Course
- Code of Virginia Drug Control Act
- Course Objectives
- Course Content – Task List
DUTY AREA # 1 PREPARING TO FUNCTION AS A MEDICATION AIDE
- Client’s Rights & Responsibilities
- Permitted & Prohibited Practices
- Recognizing Emergencies
- Classes of Medication
- Medical Terminology and Abbreviations
- Psychotropic Medications
DUTY AREA # 2 MAINTAINING ASEPTIC CONDITIONS
- Standard Precautions
- Handwashing Techniques
- Cleaning, Disinfecting & Disposing of Infectious Waste
- Precautions Against Airborne Infections
DUTY AREA # 3 FACILITATING CLIENT’S SELF ADMINISTRATION / ASSISTING WITH MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
- The 5 Rights of Medication Administration
- Chemical Restraint
- Assessing Vital Signs
- Storing Controlled Substances
- Medication Packaging/Storage/Disposal
- General Rules When Preparing to Administer Medication
- Preparing to Administer Oral Medications
- Medication Administration Record (MAR)
DUTY AREA # 4 ASSISTING CLIENT WITH SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF PREPARED INSTILLATIONS & TREATMENTS
- Methods of Instillations & Treatments
- Purpose and Affects of Medications
- Therapeutic Level
- Blood Testing
DUTY AREA # 5 ASSISTING THE DIABETIC CLIENT / PREPARING & INJECTING INSULIN
- What is Diabetes Mellitus?
- Role & Administration of Insulin
- Diabetes Management
- Signs of Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION
- Issuance of Certificate