
68 HOUR MEDICATION AIDE CLASS
Adequate Heartbeats, LLC covers the following material:
- 40 hours of online classroom Instruction. Just login and learn at your own pace!
- 20 hours of supervised skills practice in medication administration to residents of an assisted living facility.
- An eight-hour module learning about insulin to include instruction and skills practice in the administration of insulin as specified in the board-approved curriculum.
Before you proceed you must be sure that you have the following items below:
1. Identification Card/ Driver’s License
2. One of the following certificates:
a) Virginia Department of Social Services approved 40-Hr Direct Patient Care program.
b) Virginia Medicaid Approved 40-Hr Personal Care Aide Certificate.
c) Virginia Board of Nursing approved Nurse Aide Certificate.
3. TB Test
4. Obtain a Background Check (given at the school)
Please note that 20 hours of clinical hours must be completed in person. You must be able to attend all days, or you will not pass the class.
Example Curriculum
- Unit 2.1 Identify principles of maintaining aseptic technique (3:50)
- Unit 2.2 Recognize emergencies and other health-threatening conditions and respond accordingly (2:00)
- Unit 2.3 Identify basic concepts of communication with the cognitively impaired client (2:17)
- Unit 2.4 Measure and record vitals (2:23)
- Unit 2.5 Demonstrate understanding of the use of the International (Military Time) (3:02)
- Unit 2.6 Identify the Six Rights of Medication Administration (5:33)
- Unit 2 Test
- UNit 4.1 Identify basic guidelines for administering medications
- Unit 4.2 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of oral medications
- Unit 4.3 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of eye drops and ointments
- Unit 4.4 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of ear drops
- Unit 4.5 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of nasal drops and sprays
- Unit 4.6 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of topical preparations
- Unit 4.7 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of vaginal products
- Unit 4.8 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of rectal products
- Unit 4.9 Administer or assist the client with self -administration of soaks and sitz baths
- Unit 4.10 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of oral hygiene products
- Unit 4.12 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of transdermal patches
- Unit 4.11 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of inhalation products
- Unit 4.13 Administer or assist the client with self-administration of EpiPen®
- Unit 4 Test
- Unit 6.1 Identify special issues related to medication use in the elderly (7:41)
- Unit 6.2 Recognize uses, adverse reactions and special considerations for selected psychotropic medications (15:37)
- Unit 6.3 Recognize when a medication is a chemical restraint (3:55)
- Unit 6.4 Explain the importance of blood testing to monitor therapeutic levels of medication (4:01)
- Unit 6.5 Identify medications considered inappropriate for the elderly (5:44)
- Unit 6.6 Identify reasons and ways of dealing with clients’ refusal to take medications and respond appropriately (4:13)
- Unit 6.7 Recognize uses of over-the-counter medications, herbal preparations and non-medical substances (4:45)
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