Insulin Pens & Controlled Substances: Ohio's Certified Medication Aide Program
Please join OALA at Diamond Pharmacy for a training session presented by Karen Harrell, RN, Nurse Liaison. Karen will share information and provide demonstration on the new components of Ohio's Certified Medication Aide Program.
Please join OALA at Absolute Pharmacy for a training session presented by Deanna Merrick, Consultant Pharmacist and Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, BC-ADM. She will discuss new components of Ohio's Certified Medication Aide Program.
Objectives:
Insulin Pen Administration:
CMA Insulin Pen Education and Competency: This is intended to educate and provide competency for CMA’s regarding new regulations allowing the administration of insulin pens to residents.
- Differentiating between different insulin types and orders they may encounter
- Understand common errors that may happen with insulin administration.
- Identify the three levels of hypoglycemia
- Identify hypoglycemia symptoms
- Learn how to prepare and administer insulin injections via an insulin pen
Controlled Substance Medication Administration:
- Understand opioids as a high-risk medication
- Risk for errors
- How to properly apply and remove transdermal patches
- Understand the importance of Narcan (Naloxone)
- Reporting theft/loss/discrepancies
- Controlled substance documentation
