Medication Administration

Medication Administration for Healthcare Professionals

This 30-hr micro-credential explores medication administration and is tailored for healthcare professionals already in the industry but requires a refresher on medication administration.

Pay $349.99 Please contact us to register.

Highlights

Here are some of the highlights for this micro-credential.

No application process, no pre-requisites, open to anyone
Learn at your own pace using a computer, tablet or smartphone
Take up to 90 days to complete the course
Receive a certificate of course completion and digital badge for successfully completing the course which can be shared on social media (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), downloaded as a PDF, or even embedded in an email signature

Micro-credential Overview

In this 30-hr micro-credential, learners will explore the topic of medication administration. This micro-credential is tailored for individuals already in the industry who require a medication administration refresher course. Learners will learn about chemical, generic, and brand names of drugs and the various methods used to classify drugs and the sources of drug information available for healthcare providers.

This micro-credential is also facilitated and has a comprehensive exam at the end of the course. Learners are expected to successfully pass the exam with 90% or higher to earn a Sault College digital badge and certificate of completion. Lastly, learners will be expected to contact Sault College's eLearning department at [email protected] to register for this micro-credential.

Review the curriculum below to see the topics covered.

Learners who successfully complete the micro-credential will earn a digital badge and certificate of course completion that can be downloaded and shared via social media.

You will have access to the course for 90 days to work through the content.

Curriculum

1. Before we begin...
2. Welcome and Micro-credential Information
3. Navigation
4. Micro-credential Learning Outcomes
5. Learner Discussion Forum
1. Lesson 1: Learning Objectives
2. Drug Names
3. Learning Activity
4. Prescription Vs. Nonprescription Drugs
5. Biologic Products
6. Resources for Drug Information
7. Learning Activity
  FREE PREVIEW
8. Canadian Drug Legislation
9. Videos- Controlled Substances
10. Video- Categorizing Drugs
11. Basic Drug Reactions
12. Routes of Administration
  FREE PREVIEW
13. Drug Stages After Administration
14. Learning Activity
15. Absorption
16. Learning Activity
17. Distribution
18. Metabolism
19. Excretion
20. Half Life of Drugs
21. Learning Activity
22. Drug Action Descriptions and Effects of Drugs
23. Learning Activity
24. Drug Interactions
25. Changes in Absorption and Distribution
26. Changes in Metabolism and Excretion
27. Video-Categorizing Drugs
28. Nursing Diagnosis and Pharmacology
29. Planning Administration
30. Safety and Evaluation
31. Video- What Really Happens when you Mix Medications?
32. Lesson Summary
33. Discussion Forum- Nurse’s Role in Diagnosis and Medication Administration
1. Lesson 2: Learning Objectives
2. CNO Videos
3. Controlled Act: An Overview
4. An Overview of Medication Orders
5. Delegation: An Overview
6. Initiation: An Overview
7. Learning Activity
8. Responsibilities
9. Delivery Systems
10. Learning Activity
11. Narcotic Control Systems
12. Dispensing of Non-Narcotic Medication
13. Medication Orders
14. Learning Activity
15. Medication Safety- Nursing Considerations
16. Medication Errors
17. Best Practices in Preventing Medication Errors
18. What can Nurses do?
19. Learning Activity
20. The 7 Rights
  FREE PREVIEW
21. Lesson Summary
22. Discussion Forum- Situational Based Learning
1. Lesson 3: Learning Objectives
2. Review of the Nervous System
3. Peripheral Nervous System
4. Neurons, Synapse, and Neurotransmitters
5. Learning Activity
6. Autonomic Nervous System
7. Learning Activity
8. Drug Classes and the Autonomic Nervous System
9. Independent Learning Activity
10. Learning Activity
11. Alpha- and Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents
12. Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents
13. Learning Activity
14. Cholinergic Agents
15. Learning Activity
16. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 4: Learning Objectives
2. Introduction
3. NREM
4. Learning Activity
  FREE PREVIEW
5. Insomnia
6. Sedative Hypnotic Therapy
7. Learning Activity
8. Nursing Implications for Sedative-Hypnotic Therapy
9. Learning Activity
10. Assessing the Central Nervous System Function
11. Video
12. Patient Education for Sedative-Hypnotic Therapy
13. Learning Activity
14. Benzodiazepines
15. Learning Activity
16. Podcast
17. Nonbenzodiazepine Sedative-Hypnotic Agents
18. Learning Activity
19. Lesson Summary
20. Discussion Forum Situational Based Learning
1. Lesson 5: Learning Objectives
2. Parkinson's Disease
3. Learning Activity
4. Drug Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
5. Nursing Implications for Parkinson's Disease
6. Learning Activity
7. Video- Neurodegenerative Disease Overview
8. Learning Activity
9. Monoamine Oxidase Type B Inhibitors
10. Dopamine Agonists
11. Learning Activity
12. Podcast
13. COMT Inhibitor
14. Anticholinergic Agents
15. Drug Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
16. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
17. NMDA Receptor Inhibitor
18. Learning Activity
19. Lesson Summary
20. Scenario-Based Learning (Parkinson’s Disease)
1. Lesson 6: Learning Objectives
2. Anxiety Disorders
3. Learning Activity
4. Nursing Assessment of Mental Status
5. Drug Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
6. Video- Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks
7. Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorders
8. Treatment for Panic Disorders
9. Treatment for Phobias
10. Podcast
  FREE PREVIEW
11. Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
12. Implementation and Patient Education
13. Benzodiazepines
14. Learning Activity
15. Azaspirones
16. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
17. Miscellaneous Antianxiety Agents
18. Learning Activity
19. Drug Dependence
20. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 7: Learning Objectives
2. Mood Disorders
3. Learning Activity
4. Assessment of Patients with Mood Disorders
5. Drug Therapy for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
6. Podcast
7. Nursing Considerations for Mood Disorder Therapy
8. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
9. Nursing Considerations for MAOI Therapy
10. Learning Activity
11. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
12. Learning Activity
13. Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)
14. Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
15. Learning Activity
16. Miscellaneous Agents
17. Antimanic Agents
18. Learning Activity
19. Drug Therapy for Psychosis
20. Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Agents
21. Other Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Agents
22. Nursing Assessment for Antipsychotic Therapy
23. Learning Activity
24. Antipsychotic Agents
25. Premedication Assessment
26. Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Therapy
27. Drug Interactions with Antipsychotic Agents
28. Learning Activity
29. Lesson Summary
30. Scenario-Based Learning (Anxiety and Bipolar)
1. Lesson 8: Learning Objectives
2. Antiepileptic Therapy
3. Nursing Implications and Patient Education for Antiepileptic Therapy
4. Learning Activity
5. Podcast
6. Benzodiazepines
7. Learning Activity
8. Hydantoins
9. Learning Activity
10. Succinimides
11. Carbamazepine
12. Gabapentin
13. Lamotrigine
14. Levetiracetam
15. Oxcarbazepine
16. Learning Activity
17. Pregabalin
18. Phenobarbital
19. Tiagabine
20. Primidone
21. Topiramate
22. Learning Activity
23. Valproic Acid
24. Zonisamide
25. Learning Activity
26. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 9: Learning Objectives
2. Drugs Used for Pain Management
3. Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
4. Learning Activity
5. Opiate Agonists
6. Monitoring Parameters for Opiate Agonists
7. Learning Activity
8. Opiate Partial Agonists
9. Opiate Antagonists
10. Learning Activity
11. Prostaglandin Inhibitors
12. Salicylates
13. Learning Activity
14. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
15. Learning Activity
16. Lesson Summary
17. Scenario-Based Learning (Pain Management)
1. Lesson 10: Learning Objectives
2. Hyperlipidemias
3. Bile Acid–Binding Resins
4. Learning Activity
5. Niacin (Nicotinic Acid)
6. Podcast
7. Learning Activity
8. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins)
9. Fibric Acids and Miscellaneous Antilipemic Agents
10. Learning Activity
11. Omega-3 Fatty Acids
12. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
13. Nursing Assessments for Patients with Hypertension
14. Video: Pharmacology- Hypertension & Antihypertensives (Made Easy)
15. Learning Activity
16. Diuretics and Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents
17. Learning Activity
18. Angiotension-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
19. Learning Activity
20. Angiotensin II Blockers (ARBs)
21. Direct Renin Inhibitors and Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist
22. Calcium Channel Blockers and Alpha-1 Adrenergic Blocking Agents
23. Central-Acting Alpha-2 Agonists
24. Direct Vasodilators
25. Dysrhythmias
26. Class Ia and Ib Antidysrhythmic Agents
27. Learning Activity
28. Class Ic Antidysrhythmic Agents
29. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 11: Learning Objectives
2. Drug Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Disease
3. Baseline Assessments for Peripheral Vascular Disease
4. Learning Activity
5. Podcast (Optional)
6. Hemorheologic Agents
7. Learning Activity
8. Drug Class: Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor
9. Platelet Inhibitors
10. Factor Xa Inhibitors (waiting for page number)
11. Anticoagulants
12. Podcast (Optional)
13. Heparin
14. Warfarin (Coumadin)
15. Learning Activity
16. Thrombin Inhibitor
17. Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors and Fibrinolytic Agents
18. Video- Calcium Channel Blockers Simplified
  FREE PREVIEW
19. Learning Activity
20. One Group of Drugs Used to Treat Symptoms Related to Heart Failure
21. Drugs Used to Reduce Heart Rate
22. Digitalis Toxicity
23. Learning Activity
24. Miscellaneous Agent and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
25. Learning Activity
26. Common Diuretics
27. Thiazide Diuretics
28. Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
29. Combination Diuretic Products
30. Learning Activity
31. Lesson Summary
32. Scenario-Based Learning (Stroke and Heart Conditions)
1. Lesson 12: Learning Objectives
2. Drug Therapy of Upper Respiratory Diseases
3. Learning Activity
4. Sympathomimetic Decongestants
5. Antihistamines
6. Podcast (Optional)
7. Respiratory Antiinflammatory Agents
8. Use of Decongestants
9. Learning Activity
10. Podcast (Optional)
11. Lower Respiratory Disease
12. Administration of Inhalants
13. Learning Activity
14. Expectorants
15. Saline Solutions
16. Antitussive Agents
17. Learning Activity
18. Mucolytic Agents
19. Learning Activity
20. Beta-Adrenergic Bronchodilating Agents
21. Tiotropium Bromide (Spiriva)
22. Respiratory Antiinflammatory Agents
23. Antileukotriene Agents
24. Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitor Roflumilast (Daliresp)
25. Immunomodulator Agents
26. Miscellaneous Antiinflammatory Agents
27. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 13: Learning Objectives
2. Antacids
3. Learning Activity
4. Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists
5. Gastrointestinal Prostaglandins
6. Podcast (Optional)
7. Proton Pump Inhibitors
8. Learning Activity
9. Coating Agents
10. Prokinetic Agents
11. Learning Activity
12. Dopamine Antagonists
13. Serotonin Antagonists
14. Video- Overview of the Digestive System
15. Learning Activity
16. Anticholinergic Agents
17. Learning Activity
18. Corticosteroids
19. Benzodiazepines
20. Cannabinoids
21. Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists
22. Podcast (Optional)
23. Laxatives
24. Learning Activity
25. Stimulant and Osmotic Laxatives
26. Saline Laxatives
27. Learning Activity
28. Stool Softeners and Bulk-Forming Laxatives
29. Learning Activity
30. Lubricant Laxatives and Opioid Antagonists
31. Antidiarrheal Agents
32. Lesson Summary
33. Situational Based Learning (Gastrointestinal Concerns)
1. Lesson 14: Learning Objectives
2. Insulin
3. Learning Activity
4. Biguanide Oral Antidiabetic Agent
5. Sulfonylurea Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
6. Learning Activity
7. Podcast (Optional)
8. Meglitinide Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
9. Thiazolidinedione Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
10. Alpha- Glucosidase Inhibitor Agents
11. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors
12. Incretin-Mimetic Agents
13. Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors
14. Antihypoglycemic Agents
15. Video- Overview of Thyroid Diseases
16. Thyroid Replacement Hormones
17. Learning Activity
18. Antithyroid Medications
19. Learning Activity
20. Iodine-131
21. Other Antithyroid Medications
22. Podcast (Optional)
23. Learning Activity
24. Mineralocorticoids
25. Learning Activity
26. Glucocorticoids
27. Corticosteroid Therapy: Drug Interactions
28. Steroid Taper
29. Learning Activity
30. Estrogens
31. Learning Activity
32. Progestins
33. Learning Activity
34. Androgens
35. Learning Activity
36. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 15: Learning Objectives
2. Uterine Stimulants
3. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
4. Learning Activity
5. Ergonovine (Ergotrate Maleate) and Methylergonovine (Methergine)
6. Oxytocin (Pitocin)
7. Learning Activity
8. Uterine Relaxants
9. Learning Activity
10. Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid)
11. Rho(D) Immune Globulin
12. Learning Activity
13. Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment (Ilotycin)
14. Phytonadione
15. Oral Contraceptives
16. Learning Activity
17. Transdermal Contraceptives
18. Intravaginal Hormonal Contraceptives
19. Learning Activity
20. Bisphosphonates
21. Denosumab (Prolia)
22. Drug Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
23. Alpha-1 Adrenergic Blocking Agents
24. Antiandrogen Agents
25. Finasteride (Proscar)
26. Learning Activity
27. Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
28. Learning Activity
29. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 16: Learning Objectives
2. Eye Medications
3. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
4. Cholinergic Agents
5. Learning Activity
6. Alpha-Adrenergic Agents
7. Podcast (Optional)
8. Learning Activity
9. Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents
10. Prostaglandin Agonists
11. Anticholinergic Agents
12. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents
13. Ophthalmic Antibiotics and Corticosteroids
14. Ophthalmic Anti-inflammatory Agents and Antihistamines
15. Antiallergenic Agents
16. Diagnostic Agent
17. Traditional Major Groups of Chemotherapeutic Agents
18. Chemoprotective Agents
19. Alkylating Agents
20. Antimetabolites
21. Natural Products
22. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Polyadenosine Diphosphate Ribose Polymerase Inhibitors
23. Cyclin-Dependent Kinases 4 and 6 Inhibitors, Proteasome Inhibitors, and Antineoplastic Inhibitors
24. Hormones
25. Topoisomerase Inhibitors and Biologic Therapies
26. Bone Marrow Stimulants
27. Learning Activity
28. Centrally Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
29. Learning Activity
30. Direct-Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
31. Learning Activity
32. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
33. Learning Activity
34. Gout Agents (Colchicine and Probenecid)
35. Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors
36. Uric Acid Reabsorption Inhibitor
37. Lesson Summary
1. Lesson 17: Learning Objectives
2. Antimicrobial Agents
3. Nursing Assessment During Antimicrobial Therapy
4. Learning Activity
5. Aminoglycosides
6. Carbapenems
7. Podcast (Optional)
8. Cephalosporins
9. Glycopeptides
10. Glycylcycline
11. Macrolides
12. Oxazolidinones
13. Penicillins
14. Quinolones
15. Copy of Podcast (Optional)
16. Streptogramins
17. Sulfonamides
18. Tetracyclines
19. Learning Activity
20. Antitubercular Agents
21. Isoniazid (INH, Nydrazid)
22. Pyrazinamide (Tebrazid)
23. Video (Optional)
24. Rifampin (Rifadin)
25. Learning Activity
26. Miscellaneous Antibiotics
27. Learning Activity
28. Antifungal Agents
29. Fluconazole (Diflucan)
30. Griseofulvin microsize (Griseofulvin ultramicrosize, Grifulvin V)
31. Itraconazole (Sporanox)
32. Terbinafine (Lamisil)
33. Learning Activity
34. Antiviral Agents
35. Famciclovir (Famvir)
36. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
37. Ribavirin (Virazole, Rebetol, Ribasphere)
38. Valacyclovir (Valtrex)
39. Zanamivir (Relenza)
40. Lesson Summary
1. You're Almost Done
2. Before you go...

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Testimonials

Helpful Videos

Anna Lee Lorena

What I like most was the helpful videos incorporated in the course, in addition the podcast was also another thing that was quite informative and interesting to listen.

Chapter Questions

Shantell Eunick

I enjoyed the questions, during the chapter to test your knowledge as well as the amount of information provided it was very helpful

Real Life Scenarios

Alyssa Misner

The explanatory videos, combined with the increased learning activities featuring real-life scenarios, made the discussion boards effective as well. I appreciated being able to complete the course at my convenience, as I am a full-time nurse.

Feedback and Testimonias

Learning Activities

Alyssa Misner

Dispersed Questions and Knowledge Checks

Shantell Eunick

I enjoyed the questions [knowledge checks] during the chapter to test your knowledge as well as the amount of information provided. It was very helpful.

Podcasts & Narration

Anna Lee Hazel Lorena

What I like most was the helpful videos incorporated in the course. In addition to the podcast and narration was also another thing that was quite informative and interesting to listen.