Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
Adhere to the legal role of the medical assistant in medication administration.
Describe principles of medication preparation, administration, and measurement.
Identify drug classifications, drug forms, drug actions, side effects, and emergency procedures with emphasis on the most commonly prescribed drugs.
Maintain accurate patient records and agency-specific documentation related to medication administration.
Demonstrate proper use of drug references.
Demonstrate safe calculation of dosages.
Prepare dosages of medications for administration using appropriate abbreviations and symbols.
Demonstrate safe oral and parenteral (excluding intravenous) medication administration according to current standards of care.
Correlate common disorders of the body with common medications used in their management.
Incorporate critical thinking in the reconciliation of patient drug profiles based on both prescription and non-prescription medications and disorders being treated.