About Adverse Drug Events
Hours: 0.75
Being prescribed multiple medications places older adults at risk for an adverse drug event, or ADE. Knowing how to prevent and recognize ADEs is key in your role. This course discusses adverse drug events and what you can do to prevent them.
The goal of this course is to educate medication aides and non-licensed direct care workers on adverse drug events.
Being prescribed multiple medications places older adults at risk for an adverse drug event, or ADE. Knowing how to prevent and recognize ADEs is key in your role. This course discusses adverse drug events and what you can do to prevent them. The goal of this course is to educate medication aides and non-licensed direct care workers on adverse drug events.
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 0.7000 contact hours.
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 0.75 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 0.7500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2337560
Identify at least two strategies to help prevent adverse drug events.
Explain the terms adverse drug event, adverse drug reaction, and medication error.
Discuss medications commonly involved in adverse drug events.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Adverse Drug Events
Causes of Adverse Drug Events
Recognizing ADEs
Risk for ADEs
In the Event of an ADE
Review
Summary
Section 3: Medications to Monitor
Medication Use
Other Medication Requiring Caution
Review
Summary
Section 4: Preventing ADEs
National Action Plan for ADE Prevention
Preventing Medication Errors
Education
Medication Reconciliation
Eliminating Unnecessary Medications
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Kathleen Koopmann, RN, BSN
Kathleen is an SME Writer for the Post-Acute Care team. She has over 36 years of clinical and nursing education. She completed her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Governor's University. She has training from the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology through NCDHHS and the University of North Carolina. Kathleen has worked in long-term care, critical care, acute care, Occupational Health, and nursing education. She recently worked as a Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Control Practitioner in long-term care.
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Workers; General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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