NE Medication Aide

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 a variety of health care settings.

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
• Inspire passion and engagement—personalize the role the nursing assistant plays in caring for patients and residents

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

• Med Aide Facility Training Documentation form
• 1:1 Clinical Skills Checklist
• On-Line (in program) printable materials, including printable course grades: located under the “forms” tab at www.averasolutions.org or within the program at www.averaeducation.org, at the top of both Units 1 and 2. located on the website.
• High School Diploma or equivalent documentation submitted to the Facility RN Instructor

Course Requirements

This self-paced On-Line course is divided into 36 learning chapters. Students are guided through the course material via a course Syllabus and On-Line learning prompts. The entire program is progressive; therefore the student must successfully complete each component. The On-line Curriculum Components include: Unit 1 and Unit 2 with narrated activities that follow the corresponding textbook chapters, 12 Module Quizzes, a one-hour On-Line lab and quiz, along with timed, proctored Unit and Final Exams. On-Line activities are to be completed within 90 day of being issued a username and password. (Paid extensions are available.) To complete a 20-Hour Training Program, students then participate in an in-person 3-hour (minimum) lab and 1:1 Skills Performance Evaluation with their facility RN instructor. Independent students complete the in-person 3-hour (minimum) lab and 1:1 Skills Performance Evaluation with the AESS RN instructor.

Facility students must be registered On-Line at www.averasolutions.org to begin the program. The Facility RN Instructor or designee will be responsible for registering their students for this course and maintaining student username and passwords, and a secure Exam code. Independent students register themselves On-Line (or contact AESS) for the course and communicate with AESS to schedule times to take Exams and complete the 3-hour lab and 1:1 Skills Performance Evaluation with the AESS RN instructor.

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

Upon Completion of ach Online Module Quiz

Record On-Line Quiz results for each Module (12) of Unit 1, Unit 2, and the On-Line Lab onto the Avera Med Aide Training Documentation Form. (Quizzes may be repeated until a score of at least 85% is achieved)

NOTE: Unit Exams are time limited, requiring student to complete all questions within the Exam time limitations as follows: Unit 1 Exam = 1.5 hours; Unit 2 Exam = 2 hours; Final Exam 1.75 hours. Students have two attempts per exam to achieve at least 85%. Exams are closed book and proctored.