Nursing: Medication Management & Risk Reduction in Assisted Living
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About the Course
Audience: This program is designedto provide skilled nurses with additional knowledge and tools to better managetheir residents’ medications, thus reducing risks that can cause adverseincidents in assisted-living communities.
Learning Objectives
- Describethe basics, as well as the regulatory structure, of assisted living.
- Citewhere to access information regarding regulations and different levels of carewithin the learner’s state.
- Summarizethe role of unlicensed assistive personnel in the community.
- Incorporatethe tools reviewed in this course in order to provide meaningful education andtraining for all staff, as well as establish a comprehensive medicationmanagement plan for the community.
- Assessand design a medication management plan that meets the individual needs of theresidents they serve.
- Identifythe qualities of polypharmacy and adverse side effects, as well as which eventsto report.
- Developa risk-reduction plan that will reduce improper medication use.
About the Author
Stephani Hunt, MSN, RN,WCC, OMS, ONC
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