Transcript Medication Administration & Supervision Training to

Medication Administration
& Supervision Training to
Support Recovery (MASTSR)
A medication certification training for paraprofessionals provided by ValueOptions®
MASTSR Training Overview
• The Medication Administration Supervision Training to Support
Recovery program was created to certify unlicensed staff to
safely assist with and/or supervise medication self-administration
• The MASTSR training curriculum and content was approved by
the Department of Public Health
• This training program is being offered in 2012 to all adult
Residential Care Homes. The trainings are conducted by a
Registered Nurse at Value Options.
• The course is thirty two (32) hours and is comprised of three (3)
eight (8) hour modules and two (2) four (4)hour practicums
• There is a written and practicum examination
• After successfully completing and passing the MASTSR training
program, the participant receives a three year medication
administration certification
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MASTSR Training Overview
• Recovery is the guiding principle of the MASTSR
program
• By training non-licensed staff to assist with
medication self-administration, the nurse helps
empower those individuals who can benefit from
medication administration assistance from a paraprofessional, thereby increasing steps toward the
individual’s maximum self-sufficiency.
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MASTSR – Class Modules I, II and III
Module I
• Understand Your
Scope of Duties
• Learn Medication
Terminology
• Distinguish Drug
Classifications
• Learn Medication
Abbreviations
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Module II
• Math for Medication
Administration
• Medical/Psychiatric
Conditions
• Drug Classifications
• Communicating with
Provider
• Managing Emergencies
• Basic Member Rights
Module III
• Medication Errors
• Proper Storage of
Medication
• Controlled Medication
Count
• Receipt and Disposition
Form
• Medication Administration
Record
• Documentation of
Medication Administration
and Refusals
• Infection Prevention
Control
Each module above is an 8 hour class
Classes are interactive, incorporating hands-on demonstrations and videos
MASTSR – Practicums
• There are two practicums (total 8 hours)
– On-site at a classroom location – 4 hours
– On-site at participant's own facility – 4 hours
• The practicums are designed to ensure each
participant has incorporated the classroom material
and can transfer this knowledge to actual practice;
is able to demonstrate providing assistance with
medication self-administration; is able to
demonstrate the proper handling and storage or
medications.
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