Hartman's Complete Guide for the Medication Aide, 2nd Edition
This student-friendly text prepares nursing assistants to administer medications in long-term care settings.
The medication aide’s role, key communication skills, legal requirements, and the fundamentals of medications are explained in everyday language. Common medications are organized by body system. Medication safety is emphasized throughout.
The book includes material on:
| • | The role of the medication aide, including scope of practice, communication skills, legal considerations, and ethics |
| • | Basic pharmacology described in simple language |
| • | Medication forms and common administration routes |
| • | Documentation in residents’ medication administration records (MAR), including electronic records (eMAR) |
| • | Prioritizing medication safety and preventing medication errors |
| • | Foundational care skills such as setting up and passing medications and following infection prevention practices |
| • | Recognizing and responding to adverse reactions such as anaphylaxis |
| • | Brief review of structure and function for each body system |
| • | Common conditions and commonly ordered medications organized by body system, with summary medication tables at the end of each body system chapter |
ISBN: 978-1-60425-178-4
Format: Paperback
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