MEDICATION AIDE COURSE

This course is designed to meet the training requirements for becoming qualified to be a Medication Aide. Medication Aides are valuable team members of the healthcare team.  A Medication Aide helps administer medications at a skilled nursing facility under the direction of a licensed nurse. 

This course will cover the six rights of medication administration for non-licensed personnel. Topics will include medication administration via the oral, topical, and instillation routes, medical asepsis, hand hygiene, terminology, and legal implications.

Upon completion, students also listed on the Nurse Aide Registry as an NAI should be able to take the state exam to qualify for listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry. After passing the Medication Aide Exam the employer will validate your skills.

Must be currently listed on the NC Nurse Aide I Registry to take this course. (An active listing. Not expired.)