Medication Aide

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• Below is a list of topics covered in this Section.

1.  Basic Competencies

• Handwashing
• Gloving
• Abbreviations
• Drug forms
• Metric
• Apothecary
• Roman Numerals
• Household
• Medication rights
• Medication errors
• Medication error reports/incident reports
• Military time
• Patient rights
• HIPAA
• Abuse and neglect

2.    Basic Procedures

• Setting up medications
  • Oral
  • Topical
  • Sublingual or buccal
  • Eye
  • Ear
  • Nose
  • Inhalation
  • Nebulizer
  • Oxygen 
    • Safety
• Medication Administration Record (MAR)

3.    Supporting Procedures

• Ice bag
• Clean dry dressing change
• Vital signs
  • Temp
    • Oral
    • Rectal
    • Axillary
    • Tympanic
  • Apical Pulse
  • Radial Pulse
  • Respirations
  • Blood Pressure