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This program teaches unlicensed home care personnel how to assist with medications and remain within their scope of practice.
Topics include:
- How aging changes responses to medications
- Types of adverse reactions and side effects
- Procedures for assisting with medications
- Inquiring about whether medications were taken
- Handing the appropriately marked medication organizer to the client
- Opening the container if the client is unable to do so
- Giving a glass of water
- The role of the nurse and family caregiver in relation to medications
- The Five Rs
- Types of medication
- Medications storage
- Medications disposal
Program comes with support materials, which include outline, learning objectives, key points and definitions, test and answer key.
Total Course Time: 45 minutes (includes 13 minute DVD, support materials, review and testing)
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