NE Medication Aide

Course Overview

Questions

If you have questions about the medication aide online training program, please contact us.

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This 40-hour Medication Aide curriculum is designed for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Nebraska to utilize as the facility’s Medication Aide Training Program. The curriculum focuses on the toolset to equip staff to safely provide medications to residents.

Program Design

  • Educate Med Aides to understand their role in the nursing process, including appropriate acceptance of delegated tasks with legal and ethical implications.
  • Help Med Aides expand their skills with interpersonal interactions and assist them in ensuring patient/resident rights are met.
  • Provide Med Aide training regarding body structure, function, and life span considerations.
  • Instruct Med Aides in basic pharmacology, medication administration, as well as safety and infection control while administering authorized medications.
  • Provide Med Aides with a variety of learning modes.

Benefits

Benefits

This program addresses the need for employee retention and quality care in addition to preparing the Med Aide to safely and accurately administer medications. The content is designed to comply with federal and state requirements for the role of Med Aide in Nebraska long term care and assisted living facilities. 

For the Student/Employee

  • Reduce stress— use techniques that enhance positive interactions in the workplace while providing students with the skills to ethically and legally manage challenging health care situations
  • Prepare for Medication Administration— through content that incorporates safety as well as infection prevention and control
  • Prepare for the future—present students with the concepts that help bring wisdom and compassion to the workplace

For the Organization

  • Increase retention—educate Med Aides using contemporary teaching/learning methods
  • Increase creativity and innovation—encourage Med Aides to engage in life-long learning
  • Improve service—embed customer service, medication safety, and medication training in all aspects of Med Aide training
  • Improve safety—provide training with safety in medication administration

Requirements

Required Materials

For this course each student will need the following materials:

  • Textbook: (Anderson, Karen. 2023), Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants, Mosby’s Inc.: Second Edition. ISBN: 9780323790505

  • On-Line access to Avera Med Aide On-Line Training Program© Self-Paced Classroom

  • See course materials under the Forms tab at averasolutions.org. You will find the syllabus, training documentation form, student checklist, study guide and additional training resources for the student and RN instructor including competency assessment tools.

Course Requirements

The required textbook reading and completion of the self-paced On-Line course work together to provide an estimated 40 hours of education. The On-Line course is divided into 12 learning modules including information about Nebraska regulations pertaining to Med Aides, ethics, laws, infection prevention, basic pharmacology, drug orders, medication safety, routes of medication administration and much more.

The On-Line course includes 3 proctored computer exams, which can be proctored at the facility. Resources are provided to assist the facility instructor with the student's competency assessment.

Once all course requirements are met, the facility and student submit the initial registration application which includes documentation of the competency assessment to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The facility registers the student to take the Nebraska state exam at a testing site.

We encourage facilities to contact Avera Education & Staffing Solutions for additional information. The Facility RN Instructor or designee registers their students at this link. A username and password will be emailed to the facility designee to forward to the student.

The On-Line curriculum is located at www.averaeducation.org.

A Word About Copyright

All materials are to be used ONLY by the participants of the Avera Med Aide On-Line Training Solutions© program. This applies to all computer files, documents, recordings, quizzes and exams.

        • The materials and recordings are for educational purposes only. Avera Education & Staffing Solutions and their representatives do not render any legal, medical or professional advice.
        • No portion of this program may be reproduced without prior written permission. This applies to all computer files, documents, and recordings.
        • The accompanying video material is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Duplication of video content is illegal. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED in any part without prior written permission. Participating in or allowing duplication is prohibited by law.

The video devices are to be used by the organization which leased or purchased it ONLY. It may not be RESOLD, ALTERED, REVERSE ENGINEERED, LOANED OR RENTED. The video and any On-Line recordings may not be used for broadcast, satellite, cable or closed circuit-television.