Medication Administration by Aides and CNAs: Training, Validation, Medication Administration Record, and Errors
Sets the conditions under which a home health aide or CNA of the Agency may administer medication delegated by a registered nurse: the 6-hour course and annual 2-hour in-service, trainer qualifications, route-by-route validation at 100 percent within 90 days, yearly revalidation, the registered nurse medication assessment, the medication administration record and its 60-day review, the administration procedure, "as needed" medications, prohibited acts, storage and disposal, what happens after a violation, and how medication errors are reported and used in quality assurance.
- Policy number
- FL-HH-MED-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-8.0219, F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 22
In short
- To give medications you need the 6-hour course, a nurse's validation for each route at 100 percent, and the nurse's delegation.
- Your validation lasts 1 year. Get revalidated in the 60 days before it expires, or stop giving medications.
- Check the right patient, medication, dose, route, time, and reason every time, and record each dose on the MAR.
- Call the nurse before any "as needed" dose. Never give pain or mental health medications "as needed".
- Report any medication error to the nurse at once. Reports help us prevent the next one.
What's inside
22 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (s. 400.489, F.S.; Rule 59A-8.0219, F.A.C.)
- 5. Routes the Agency Permits
- 6. The 6-Hour Course and Annual In-Service
- 7. Validation and Revalidation
- 8. Registered Nurse Assessment and the MAR
- 9. Administering a Dose
- 10. "As Needed" (PRN) Medications
- 11. What Aides Must Not Do
- 12. Storage, Transport, and Disposal
- 13. After a Violation
- 14. Medication Errors
- 15. Responsibilities
- 16. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 17. Staff Training
- 18. References
- 19. Related Policies and Forms
- 20. Approval
- 21. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me this aide's 6-hour medication course, route validations, and when each validation expires.
- Show me the registered nurse's medication assessment for this patient and the last MAR review.
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