This course is designed to prepare the Medicaid Nurse Aide to administer specific medications in a long-term care facility, as delegated and supervised by a licensed nurse. Additional duties the employer may delegate are not covered in this course.
The course shall include basic principles, techniques and procedures of medication administration in accordance with established guidelines and requirements that direct the limited functions of the Kentucky Medication Aide. Course Outcomes
Kentucky Medication Aides DO NOT:
- Convert Drug Dosages
- Administser injectable medications, including medications via subcutaneious, intradermal, intramusclular, or intravenous route.
- Administer medications via tubes inserted into any body cavity.
- Administer Antineoplastic drugs.
- Accept verbal/phone orders from those with prescriptive authority.
- Dispense medications for residents temporarily out of the facility.
The Kentucky Medication Administration Course will be a minimum of eighty (80) hours. A minimum twenty (20) hour clinical practicum supervised by the instructor or their designee in a long term care facility is also required.
High school diploma, G.E.D., or Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) or comparable test and score at tenth grade level in reading and math.
A minimum of six months work experience as a nurse aide in a health care facility within the last two years (verification is required).
For those nurse aides employed in health care facilities that may be exempt from OBRA nurse aide testing and training requirements, it is recommended that they meet all qualifications of the OBRA regulations prior to enrolling in the medication aide class.
Must have prior approval from the Director of Nursing in a long-term care facility, as well as a nurse preceptor who has been appointed by the DON.
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