NEW! Online Learning Course: Medication Administration in Early Education and Child Care. Description: Medication is usually given at home by parents/guardian. When a child attends a child-care facility, the medication can be administered by child care providers to maintain the health of the child, prevent illness, or relieve symptoms. Doing this allows a child who is not acutely ill to attend a child care program outside of home. To administer medication, child care providers have to comply with laws, regulations, and best practice. This curriculum was designed to educate child care providers who give children medication, but are not licensed health care professionals. Learning Objectives: Upon its completion, you will be able to: 1. Identify different types of medication. 2. Explain why and how medication is given. 3. Improve procedures for receiving, storing, preparing, and administering medication. 4. Document medication administration. 5. Recognize and respond to adverse reactions to medication. 6. Follow medication administration policies. Note to child care providers: This course is approved for 2.0 contact hours. Once you have completed the course, click the Claim Your Credit link on the side navigation bar to print your certificate of completion. Please check with your local licensing/regulatory contact to find out if this will meet your training hours requirement. * This online module is for educational purposes only. The Medication Administration in Early Education and Child Care online module is funded through grants from McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. 1 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
Instructions for Registering & Accessing the Medication Administration in Early Education and Child Care Course Online Please review these instructions before registering for the course. You may want to print these instructions and have them at hand while registering. To complete this course you need an AAP account (Login & Password). If you already have an AAP account, skip to Part Two to register for the course. PART ONE Creating an AAP Account. Follow the steps below to create an AAP account (Login & Password). 1. Click the following link to create an account: http://bit.ly/aapregister * You will need an email address to set up your account. 2. Click on the Individual button. 2 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
3. Complete the entire form and click continue at the bottom. 4. Follow all the prompts to the end to establish your AAP Login & Password, only after you obtain an AAP account will you be able to register for the Medication Administration in Early Education and Child Care *Please make sure to write down your AAP ID and Password so you can refer to it later. *Now you have your AAP account. You can close the website window you are currently in and move onto PART TWO Registering for the course 3 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
PART TWO Registering for the course. 1. Click on the following link to register for the Medication Administration in Early Education and Child Care Course: http://bit.ly/med-admin and select the register button. 2. Type in your AAP Login & Password and click the small arrow underneath. 3. Click on Register as Individual 4. Click on Continue with Registration and verify your information. 4 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
5. You should see the name of the course, click Sign Up button. 6. To complete registration select Check Out Now at the bottom of page. * No Promo Code is needed. 7. Make sure to follow all prompts until you click on Submit Order --- This will be the last step in registering. *You have now registered for the course. You can close the website window you are currently in and move onto PART THREE Accessing the course. 5 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
PART THREE Accessing the course. Follow these steps to access the course: 1. Go to www.pedialink.org 2. Enter your AAP Login and Password in the boxes on the right side of screen. 3. Click on the green CME tab located on the top of the screen. 4. Click the launch button next to Medication Administration in Early Education and Child Care. 6 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
PART FOUR Claiming Credit and Printing Certificate. Before you can claim credit, you MUST make sure you have completed all parts of the course: Demographic Questions Pre-Assessment Questions Post-Assessment Questions. 7 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
There are three (3) different ways for claiming credit and printing a certificate. Reminder: Before you can claim credit, you MUST make sure you have completed all parts of the course: 1. You can select Click Here after completing your Post-Assessment 2. You may click on Claim Credit from the homepage of the course. 8 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3
3. You may also select Claim Credit or Contact Hours on the left-hand side of the course s homepage in the navigation bar area. Whichever way you select, you will be brought over to the below screen. Please make sure that you follow the instructions depending on whether you re a Health Care Professional, Child Care Provider. If you are licensed or qualify for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits then select the Claim link for CME Credits. 9 R e v 9 / 13/ 2 0 1 3