| Hagerstown Community College is offering a Medicine Aide course
to Geriatric Nursing Assistants selected by their Director
of Nursing who wish to become Certified Medicine Aides. This course
is designed to teach GNAs the essentials needed to administer medications
in a long-term care facility setting. Students will examine drug standards,
their sources and purposes, and dosage forms. In addition, they will
learn drug measurement, preparation, and how to read and follow a
medication order. They will also learn to administer PRN medications
and how to recognize and report adverse side effects and drug interactions.
Students must achieve a minimum score of 80% in Theory and
pass the clinical skills to successfully complete the course.
MEDICINE AIDE QUALIFICATIONS
Participants in the Medicine Aide course must:
- Be recommended for the course by the Director of Nursing at
your place of employment.
- Be currently employed as a geriatric nursing assistant, by
a Maryland Nursing Home or a Mental Retardation facility as defined
by the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
- Have at least 2000 hours (1 year) experience as a geriatric
nursing assistant in a Maryland nursing home within the last three
years.
- Submit written evidence of current and past (if applicable)
employment status from the director of nursing, administrator,
or director of personnel.
- Complete and submit the required health forms before the first
day of clinicals
- Register for math and reading placement testing by calling
the Placement testing center at 301-790-2800, extension 305.
- Sign and submit the Essential Functions and Abilities form.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
1. Submit a completed “Medicine Aide Training” application
prior to the first day of class.
2. Attach payment or company billing authorization (see registration
information for more details).
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