Medication Administration - Ouachita Technical College

Medication Administration from Ouachita Technical College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. This Medication Administration Program consists of 100 clock hours and seven credit hours. This program is only open to Certified Nursing Assistants who have been employed in that capacity in a nursing home for at least one year. The main course, Basic Medication Administration Skills, prepares Certified Nursing Assistants for the task of medication administration. This course of study also includes introduction to medication administration, a brief history of health care, the development of the role of Medication Assistant , state and federal regulatory issues; principles of medication administration including pharmacology, medications, medication orders, prescriptions and transcription; information on medications and their effect on the body including a review of body systems; and special circumstances, such as, substance abuse by the individual being cared for by Medication Assistants as well as by their coworkers. View more details on College of the Ouachitas . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.