This course meets medication training requirements for assisted living facilities. It's also a prerequisite for Medication Delegation through iNurse Delegate and required for remediate training.

In this course, Pat T. Nixon, RN-BSN, CALM-CDP, lead nurse consultant for iNurse Delegate provides 4 hours of instruction on safe medication administration by unlicensed assistive personnel in long-term care settings. The course provides in-depth instruction on safety in medication administration, procedures, and documentation. A certificate of completion is issued for participants who pass the final exam with a score of 80% or better.

Welcome To This Course!

Medication Training is a Big Deal

Medication errors, such as providing the wrong medication, administering the wrong dose, and failing to identify adverse reactions occur more frequently in assisted living environments than in any other healthcare setting.

FDA studies show that medication errors injure about 1.3 million people in the United States each year and cause the death of 7,0001 . Safe medication administration is essential in long-term care environments, and caregivers need to have knowledge and skill in the techniques of administering medications because the caregiver administering the medication is the last line of defense to protect a resident against a medication error. Safe medication administration requires proper training, supervision, and careful attention to detail.

What You Get When You Sign Up

  • 1

    Medication: It's A Big Deal

    • Medication: It's A Big Deal
  • 2

    Terminology

    • Terminology
  • 3

    Abbreviations

    • Abbreviations
  • 4

    The UAP's Role in Medication Administration

    • The UAP's Role in Medication Administration
  • 5

    The Nine Rights & Three Checks

    • The Nine Rights of Medication Administration
  • 6

    Medication Labels & Orders

    • Medication Labels and Orders
  • 7

    Medication Administration Procedures

    • Medication Administration Procedures
  • 8

    Unforeseen Challenges

    • Unforeseen Challenges
  • 9

    Documentation Basics

    • Documentation Basics
  • 10

    Exam

    • Final Exam: Medication Administration by the Unlicensed Assitive Personnel

Upon completion of this course, required competency demonstrations and written approval from the RN, the UAP will be able to administer medication by oral, sublingual, topical, eye and ear drops, nasal drips and sprays, and unit dose inhalation.

✔︎ Administration by other routes may require additional training.

✔︎ Please check your community’s policies and procedures to determine permitted routes.