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Medication Assistant Training
Bismarck State College offers Medication Assistant Training
which provides classroom instruction and clinical practice
to those preparing for
employment as a Certified
Medication Assistant for the
administration of routine,
regularly scheduled
medications. Included in
this 80-hour program is
classroom instruction,
supervised laboratory
training and clinical
practice.
Upon completion of this course, the student will understand:
• Medication concepts.
• Roles, responsibilities, legal aspects and limitations of a Medication
Assistant II.
• Methods of medication packaging.
• Storage of medication.
• Administering and charting medications.
• Standard precautions for infection control.
• An overview of the major categories of medications and body
systems.
Length of Program The total for the program is 80 hours; 40 hours is
dedicated to classroom instruction, 8 hours laboratory, 32 hours
clinical practice.
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