Documenting Medications
Hours: 1.00
The purpose of this course is to teach the basics of documenting medication administration and assisting with medication administration. This course will help you clarify your role in medication administration best practices and learn how to use the most common types of medication records appropriately. The goal of this educational program is to provide medication aides in residential care settings with guidelines for documenting medication administration.
The purpose of this course is to teach the basics of documenting medication administration and assisting with medication administration. This course will help you clarify your role in medication administration best practices and learn how to use the most common types of medication records appropriately. The goal of this educational program is to provide medication aides in residential care settings with guidelines for documenting medication administration.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2134925
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services
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 1.00 contact hours.
Oregon Health Authority
Approved for Oregon In-Home Care Medication Training for Oregon Health Authority as a qualified entity.
Define your role in medication administration and documentation.
Describe medication administration records and medication logs.
Summarize best practices for documenting the administration of medications and their storage, disposal, donation, and destruction.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Medication Records
Your Role
Medication Documentation Overview
Written Resident Records
Electronic Health Record
Medication Service
Medication Labels
Medication Administration Record (MAR) Components
Medication Log
Review
Summary
Section 3: Documenting Medications
Be Clear and Concise
Special Circumstances
Refusal to Take Medications
Wasted Medications
Controlled Medications
Correct Errors Promptly
Medication Dosing Errors
Meet Suzie
Meet Billy
Summary
Section 4: Best Practices
A Brief Word About Abbreviations
Guidelines for Documentation
PRN Medications
The Rights of Medication Administration
Communicating Your Concerns
Important Questions to Ask
Medication Storage
Medication Disposal
Medication Donation and Destruction
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
Congratulations!
Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C). She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.” Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
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