Medication Administration Program
Certificate of Proficiency
This Medication Administration Program consists of 115 clock hours and seven credit hours. This program is only open to Certified Nursing Assistants who have been employed in that capacity in a nursing home for at least one year.
The main course, Basic Medication Administration Skills, prepares Certified Nursing Assistants for the task of medication administration. This course of study also includes introduction to medication administration, a brief history of health care, the development of the role of Medication Assistant, state and federal regulatory issues; principles of medication administration including pharmacology, medications, medication orders, prescriptions and transcription; information on medications and their effect on the body including a review of body systems; and special circumstances, such as, substance abuse by the individual being cared for by Medication Assistants as well as by their coworkers.
Application for admission to OTC is required and can be requested from and should be submitted to the Office of Students Affairs. Application for admission to the MA-C Program must be submitted to Allied Health Science Division.
Application for the MA-C program can be requested by calling 501-337-5000 extension 1200 or requested by e-mail to sjenkins@otcweb.edu.
Program Requirements (Printable PDF Document)