Od-035671 Ambulatory Medication Safety and Medication Calculation Assessment
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Type
On Demand
Credit
No
Description
The Ambulatory Medication Safety & Medication Calculation assessment will validate the Medical Assistant ... show more
The Ambulatory Medication Safety & Medication Calculation assessment will validate the Medical Assistant (MA) and Radiology Technologist (RT) competency in medication safety and medication calculation to promote the safe medication administration to MedStar Health ambulatory patients. The assessment questions are based on general medication education, basic medication calculations, and patient safety. All newly hired associates will be given Medication Safety and Medication Calculation Resource Guide which includes the information needed for successful completion of the assessment course.
Objectives
- Discuss MedStar Health's “Just Culture” model
- Explain the MAS/MMG medication co-verification process
- State the Seven Rights of Medication Administration
- Identify 3 best practice guidelines of safe medication administration
- Clarify the importance of obtaining real time weights in kilograms on all pediatric patients
- Perform weight-based medication calculations using the universal formula
- Perform weight-based medication calculations using the proportion method
- Verbalize the landmarks for an infant vastus lateralis injection
- Articulate the angles in degrees for an intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injection
- Describe how to locate Micromedex on StarPort
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Fees
Free
Activity Director
Barbara Ayd
Barbara.J.Ayd@medstar.net
Activity Coordinators
Dawn Anderson dawn.d.anderson@medstar.net
Susan Haskell susan.m.haskell@medstar.net
Stephen Yozviak Stephen.J.Yozviak@Medstar.net
Rachel Knowles Rachel.Knowles@medstar.net
Susan Haskell susan.m.haskell@medstar.net
Stephen Yozviak Stephen.J.Yozviak@Medstar.net
Rachel Knowles Rachel.Knowles@medstar.net
Organization
MedStar Ambulatory Services