Medication Administration

Developmental Disability
Medication Administration

This medication administration course has been developed by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division for Developmental Disabilities and approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. It is only applicable to the Colorado Developmental Disabilities System.
If you are looking for a class outside of the Developmental Disabilities system go to www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/medadmin/index.html for more information.

The objective of the course is to accurately administer medications to individuals in Developmental Disabilities Services approved programs: Day Habilitation Services and Supports (DHSS), Group Residential Services and Supports (GRSS), Individual Residential Services and Supports (IRSS), Adult Supported Living Services (SLS) and Children’s Extensive Services (CES).

This course must be passed by any staff person or any other provider who assists with or monitors medications for any individual served by their agencies. Agency specific materials and procedures are also reviewed in infection control, (universal precautions) procedures for medical emergencies, medication errors, and incident reports.

About your trainer:
LOIS HUNER, RN

Lois Huner has been a registered nurse for 26 years. Early in her career, she worked for 8 1/2 years on medical/surgical floors in the acute care setting. The vast majority of her experience after that was in administrative positions revolving around quality of care; such as precertification, utilization review and medical case management. She also has worked as a school nurse, admission coordinator and a Certified Nursing Assistant tester for licensure from the Board of Nursing. She is deeply committed to quality of care and excellent customer service, especially for those most vulnerable who can not defend themselves. My goal in teaching this class will to provide you the tools to safely and accurately give medication under the delegation of a Registered Nurse.

Classes and test are offered in English Only.