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Medication Awareness Original


Description
This is the full Medication Awareness course from Mindwell Rx Academy. The course is lectured by Keith Cockersell who is a pharmacist and retired primary health care nurse practitioner.

This course prepares caregivers in group homes, RCFs, nursing homes to safely administer, record and monitor common medication used in these facilities. It is also a practical guide to these medications and the conditions they treat with special emphasis on mental health.

This course will take approximately 7-8 hours to complete.

If you have any questions about the course material please email support@mindwellrxacademy.com
Content
  • Disclaimer
  • Module One - Medication Fundamentals
  • Section One - Introduction
  • Section One - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Two - The MAR Sheet
  • Section Two - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Three - Administration
  • Section Three Confirmation Questions
  • End of Module One Test
  • Module Two - Medication Administration
  • Section One - PacMed System
  • Section One Confirmation Questions
  • Section Two - Delivery, Checking, Changes and Medication Errors
  • Section Two Confirmation Questions
  • Section Three - Medication Basics
  • Section Three Confirmation Questions
  • End of Module Two Test
  • Module Three - Medication Awareness: Common Medications
  • Section One - Analgesics, Antacids, Antidiarrheals, Antiemetics, and Antibiotics
  • Section One - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Two - Cough/Cold, Dietary Supplements, Laxatives, Eye/Ear Medications
  • Section Two - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Three - Seizure Management and Anticonvulsants
  • Types Of Seizures
  • Grand Mal Seizure
  • Section Three: Part Two - Cardiovascular Diseases and Breathing Disorders
  • Section Three - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Four - Diabetes
  • How to Test Your Blood Glucose
  • How To Use An Insulin Pen
  • Section Four - Thyroid Disease
  • Section Four - Confirmation Questions
  • Module Four - Medication Awareness: Mental Health
  • Section One - Introduction on Psychiatry and Schizophrenia
  • Section One - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Two - Antipsychotics, Anti-Anxiety and Hypnotics
  • Section Two - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Three - Depression
  • Section Three - Confirmation Questions
  • Section Four - Bipolar Disorder
  • Section Four - Confirmation Questions
  • Conclusion
  • Closing Remarks
  • Course Survey
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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