Registered Medication Aide
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Course Number: MA2000 Course Title: Medication Aide
Hours: 68 (48 classroom/skills lab hours & 20 clinical hours)
This nursing journeyman course prepares the student to administer medication to clients or patients and prepares the student for the State Certification Examination to become a Registered Medication Aide. The clinical portion of the program is an opportunity for students to competently and safely transfer classroom theory into practice with instructor guidance and supervision.
Program Entrance Requirements:
- High School Diploma, college transcripts, GED, or Eligibility Exam
- No felonies or Barrier Crimes that will prevent Board of Nursing approval to test
- Tuberculosis /PPD test
- Hepatitis B vaccination or signed statement declining vaccination
- Prior completion of a Nursing Assistant or Personal Care Aide course in Virginia
Program Cost:
| Tuition: | $300.00 |
| Non-Refundable Registration: | $100.00 |
| Books & Materials | $100.00 |
| Criminal History Check: | $30.00 |
| Total: | $530.00 |
Installment payment plan available as follows:
Registration fee, books & materials fee, criminal history check fee due at registration. Remaining balance paid $150 per week during the course. Balance must be paid in full by graduation.
Course goals:
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Pass the State Certification Examination to become a Registered Medication Aide
- Administer medication to clients or patients after state registration
Subjects Covered:
| Administration in assisted living facilities | Maintaining aseptic conditions |
| Basic pharmacology | Client self-administration |
| Preparing medication | Maintaining medication |
| Administering medication | Medication documentation |
| Medication reporting | Professional behavior |
| Legal and ethical issues | Insulin administration |
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