Health Care Assistants and Care Aides seeking employment in Assisted Living Facilities will want to take this course. The growing role of medications in assisted living settings has made the ability to dispense them increasingly crucial. Learn how medication administration is incorporated into the philosophy of assisted living care settings.
Pre-requisite: Students must be Health Care Assistants or Care Aides to take this course.
Prerequisites
Students must be Health Care Assistants or Care Aides to take this course.
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What you will learn
- Medication Management for the Health Care Assistant – Introduction
What Must Occur before the HCA can Provide Medications
The Role of the HCA
The Role of the LPN in an Assisted Living Setting
The Health Care Team
Delegated Tasks
General Terms and Definitions
Medication Administration Record (MAR) and other medication related forms
Where do drugs come from?
Brand Name and Generic Name
Medication Delivery System
Legal Aspects Related to Drug Management
General Principles of Medication Management
Terms Describing the Body’s Response to Drugs
What Happens to Medications in the Body - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion
Major Factors Which Affect Drug Action
Medication Compliance
Responsibilities of the HCA in the Management of Medications
Routes of Medication Management by Resident Care Attendants
Common Abbreviations Related to Medication Management
Rights for Medication Management
Steps for Preparing Medications
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.