RN Medication Aide Instructor Course

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*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.

Target Audience

This course is designed for Registered Nurses who plan to teach the prescriptive curriculum to CNA I employed in skilled nursing facilities.

Description

This course is designed for Registered Nurses who plan to teach the NC Board of Nursing curriculum to Medication Aides working in skilled nursing facilities.

Participants must meet the North Carolina Board of Nursing prerequisites:
a. Have a current, active, unrestricted NC Nursing License
b. Have 2 years full time clinical experience to include direct patient care and medication administration.

Once a participant successfully completes the course, the participant will be able to apply for certification as a Medication Aide Instructor with the NC BON.

The following materials are designed to prepare the medication aide students to assume the role of the Medication Aide and to provide information that he/she will need to perform the basic competencies required to administer oral, buccal, sublingual, otic, ophthalmic, nasal, topical, inhalant, vaginal, and rectal medications. The course materials include the instructor’s manual, student manual, and a video packaged as a USB flash drive. Each educator will infuse the material with his/ her presentation style, but the content is not to be altered, skipped or deviated from throughout the course presentation.

Medication aides were approved to practice in skilled nursing facilities (SNF, also known as long term care) in Senate Bill 622 August of 2005. The law became effective July 1, 2006, and State Division of Facility Services (DFS) rules for SNF became effective October 1, 2006. For more information about the Medication Aide laws
and rules, please visit the North Carolina Board of Nursing website at www.ncbon.org



Please Note:
Prior to Registering for the Class, Click Here to view two important documents:
1. RN Medication Aide Instructor Application - please complete the form and email it to Patricia.McLellan@atriumhealth.org
2. The supply list for the toolkit
Participants are responsible for ordering and assembling supplies for their own teaching toolkits..


This is a two-day training course which will be held in-person on:
Monday, August 3, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM.


Location
South Piedmont AHEC
5039 Airport Center Pkwy, Bldg. K
Charlotte, NC
Classroom 17/18


Day of Event Details
Free on-site parking is available. Lunch will be provided.


Instructor:
Hortense Turner, MS, RN, CPN, CNE
Certified Master Trainers for RN Medication Aide Instructor Course

Professional Credit Information
12.0 Nursing Contact Hours will be awarded. Participants must attend 100% of the program, successfully teach return demonstrations, and complete a post-test at the 90% level to receive credit.



This project is supported by funds from the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number # 2U1QHP28734, Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the BHPr, HRSA, DHHS or the U.S. Government.”


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Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations must be in writing (email or mail).
- Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
- No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
- No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
- No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
- Transfers/substitute(s) welcome (notify in advance of the program).

Objectives

• Explain the role and the expectations/ limitations of the role of Medication Aide.
• Explain potential teaching strategies to accommodate different learning styles and generational differences for various learners.
• Demonstrate the principles of medical asepsis when teaching medication preparation and administration for the selected routes.
• Demonstrate effective teaching of Medication Aide students via the Medication Aide Training Course using the Six Rights of Medication Administration for the following routes: oral, buccal, sublingual, eye, ear, nasal, inhalant, transdermal, topical, vagina, and rectal.
• Learning Outcome: Participants will self-report a gain in knowledge and skills of the content related to the RN Medication Aide Instructor Course and be able apply for certification as a Medication Aide Instructor with the NC Board of Nursing.

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