Section Nur 806.01 - Theoretical Component of the Program Curriculum There shall be a theoretical component of the medication administration education program consisting of a minimum of 30 hours covering the following topics:
(a) Information related to individual rights regarding accepting or denying medications;(b) Review of the law and rules pertinent to nursing and nursing-related activities in New Hampshire;(c) Review of the policies, protocols and procedures of the entity offering the setting for the clinical component of the curriculum if the medication administration education program does not itself offer the setting;(d) Review of anatomy and physiology as it relates to medication administration;(e) Principles of infection control and aseptic procedures as they relate to medication administration;(f) Use of equipment, and methods for assessing, monitoring and reporting equipment malfunctions;(g) The 5 principles of medication administration as follows:(1) Administration of the correct medication;(2) Administration of the correct dosage of the medication;(3) Administration of the medication to the correct client;(4) Administration of the medication to the client at the correct time; and(5) Administration of the medication to the client by the correct method of administration;(h) Methods of administration of medication to stable clients;(i) Common reactions to medications;(j) Quality management related to storage, disposal, security, recording and error control pertinent to medications;(k) Methods of documenting: (1) The administration of medications;(2) The storage and disposal of medications;(3) Security for supplies of medications; and(4) Errors in the administration of medications;(l) Effective communications with clients about their medications; and(m) Behaviors and performance expected of a licensed nursing assistant administering medications.N.H. Admin. Code § Nur 806.01
#7742, eff 8-13-02; ss by #8873, eff 4-24-07 (formerly Nur 907.01); ss by #10303, eff 3-22-13; ss by #10572, eff 4-17-14