The goal of this course is to provide direct support professionals in IDD service settings with the knowledge needed to use pharmacy labels and the Medication Administration Record, or MAR, correctly.
This course is Part 3 of a 4-part series on Medication Management. To learn how to administer medications, you must take all four courses. This series of courses does NOT certify you to administer medications. It is designed to prepare you for your agency’s certification process.
This course provides an overview of labels and documentation used in medication administration. You will learn how to find critical information, including the 6 Rights of Medication Administration. You will also learn about documenting medications you administer.
The goal of this course is to provide direct support professionals in IDD service settings with the knowledge needed to use pharmacy labels and the Medication Administration Record, or MAR, correctly. This course is Part 3 of a 4-part series on Medication Management. To learn how to administer medications, you must take all four courses. This series of courses does NOT certify you to administer medications. It is designed to prepare you for your agency’s certification process.
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
This course is approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services - Group Care Licensure Section (NC-DHHS)
Program Sponsor ID #032316;
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Labels and Documentation
Key Documents
Reading a Pharmacy Label
Reading the MAR
The Six Rights
Right Person
Right Medication
Right Dose
Right Time
Right Route
Right Documentation
Medication Errors
PRN Medications
Controlled Medications
Documenting in the MAR
Medical Abbreviations
Review
Summary
Section 3: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
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Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services. Disclosure: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.Instructor: Catherine Kluttz-Hile, BSN, MA, RN, CDDN
Ms. Kluttz-Hile has worked with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over forty years. She is the President of Kluttz Health Care Consulting, PC. She works with organizations that provide supports for people with IDD in North Carolina. Over her career she has supervised health services, staff training, and outreach departments in NC developmental centers; in the Division of Public Health as a Nurse Consultant/Program Manager in programs for people with special health care needs and the NC Infant-Toddler Program. In addition, she has worked with community-based IDD programs in quality improvement/program development. Ms. Kluttz-Hile is a Mentor Trainer for Person Centered Thinking through the Learning Community for Person Centered Thinking.Ms. Kluttz-Hile is a member of the national Developmental Disabilities Nursing Association, where she holds a national certification in Developmental Disabilities Nursing.
Disclosure: Catherine Kluttz-Hile, BSN, MA, RN, CDDN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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