What You’ll Learn

• Safe medication handling and administration techniques

• Florida legal and ethical requirements for ALFs

• Proper documentation practices

• Techniques for assisting residents with self-administration of medication

• Recognizing and managing medication errors

• Reading and Understanding Prescription Labels

• Trainees will practice accurately interpreting medication labels to ensure correct assistance.

• Assisting with Various Medication Forms

• Oral, topical, ophthalmic (eye), otic (ear), and nasal medications

• Measuring liquid medications and assisting with breaking or crushing tablets as prescribed

• Techniques for Assisting with Self-Administration

• This includes recognizing medications needing clarification and reporting any uncertainties.

• How to Maintain a Medication Observation Record (MOR)

• Accurate documentation of each medication event to ensure accountability.

• Monitoring and Reporting Adverse Reactions

• Using Glucometers

• Safe Use of Medical Devices

• Supporting residents with nebulizers, CPAP devices, and oxygen nasal cannulas.

• Proper Storage and Retrieval of Medications

• Ensuring medications are stored correctly and retrieved efficiently for each resident.

• Infection Control Techniques

• Following best practices to minimize contamination risks during medication assistance.