Certified Medication Aide

Overview

This course prepares participants to administer some medications to residents in adult care facilities under the supervision of a registered nurse. QMRP medication aides may administer medications only to residents in an intermediate care facility for the mentally challenged. This course will teach participants to safely administer medications in an adult care home. The course requires both theory and clinical portions and the participant must be able to meet the competencies to be successful. Those who complete the course are eligible to take the Kansas Certification Examination of Medication Aide. The medication aide certification must be updated every two years.

Admission and information forms are available to download from this website. For more information, please call the Burke Street Campus at 620-768-2908.

Contact Information

Burke Street Campus
620-768-2908 jordanho@fortscott.edu