Medication Aide

Medication Aide

This course is designed to meet the training requirements for becoming qualified to be a Medication Aide. However, students wishing to test for listing on the Medication Aide Registry must also be currently listed as a Nurse Aide I on the Nurse Aide Registry. The 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 competency exam and demonstrate skills necessary to qualify for listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry.

Textbooks are available for purchase online from the Davidson-Davie Campus Bookstore prior to the beginning of class. The textbook cost is $37.50 plus tax.  You must have the book on the first night of class to continue.

100% attendance required for successful course completion.

Per the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) you must be on the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry to be eligible to take the Medication Aide course.

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Minimum Number of Students: 8

Contact Info: Eusebio Velez at eusebio_velez@davidsondavie.edu or 336.224.4560

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