OBJECTIVES
The Medication Aide Program is designed to prepare Nurse Aides for the administration of medicines under supervision and guidance stipulated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services, Medication Aide Permit Program. The students will learn the following topics.
- Procedures for preparation and administration of medications
- Responsibility, control, accountability, and storage of medications
- Use of reference material
- Documentation of medications in residents’ clinical records
- Lines of authority in the facility
- Responsibilities and liabilities associated with the administration and safeguarding of medication
- Allowable and prohibited practices of permit holders
- Medications commonly administered to facility residents
- Drug reactions and side effects of medications commonly administered to facility residents
- Rules governing the Medication Aide Training Program.
Students will learn how to use these skills and procedures through classroom and clinical hands-on training. The medication aide graduates will be qualified for entry-level employment as direct care staff in Long-Term or Personal Care Facilities, Correctional Settings or State Schools.
Curriculum
- 18 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 7 Weeks
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- Unit I Introduction and Orientation and Basic Concepts0
- Unit II Administration of Medications0
- Unit III Affecting the Cardiovascular System0
- Unit IV Drugs Affecting the Urinary System0
- Unit V Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System0
- Unit VI Drugs Affecting the Digestive System, Vitamins and Minerals0
- Unit VII Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System0
- Unit VIII Affecting the Musculoskeletal System0
- Unit IX Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System0
- Unit X Antibiotics and Other Anti-Infective Agents0
- Unit XI Drugs Affecting the Eye0
- Unit XII Drugs Affecting the Ear0
- Unit XIII Drugs Affecting the Skin0
- Unit XIV Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Related Disorders0
- Unit XV Immuno-Compromised Residents0
- Unit XVI Pediatric Patients0
- Unit XVII Care Planning Assistance0
- Unit XVIII Suggested Teaching Procedures0