Course Objective
• Identify laws related to assisting with medications
• Explain how to read prescriptions
• Abbreviations, and how to clarify an order, correct labels
• Describe the different routes
• Define the different forms of medications
• Six “Rights” of Medication Administration
• Identify the most common classes of medications
• Self-Administration of Non-prescription Medication
• Describe side effects
• Identify ways to store medication
• Medication Side Effects and Drug Interactions
• Misuse of Medications
• Identify laws related to assisting with medications
• Explain how to read prescriptions
• Abbreviations, and how to clarify an order, correct labels
• Describe the different routes
• Define the different forms of medications
• Six “Rights” of Medication Administration
• Identify the most common classes of medications
• Self-Administration of Non-prescription Medication
• Describe side effects
• Identify ways to store medication
• Medication Side Effects and Drug Interactions
• Misuse of Medications
