Medically Complex Medication

Class Breakdown

Learn the classroom topics, then perform a full simulation at the end. It’s not just about how to crush pills and give medications through G-tubes; this class is about much more. It’s not just about how to crush pills and give medications through G-tubes; this class is about much more. POP QUIZ: • How does abdominal competition impair breathing and what medicines are used to treat this condition? • How do you give puffs of medication via a spacer to a tracheostomy tube? Why use a spacer? • What’s the best practice for giving oral medications when someone has an oral aversion? • What is the role of steroids and diuretics in the treatment of lung disease? • What is the order of respiratory medication administration for the best effect? Which ones are first, which are last and why? TOPICS: • Safe practices for medication storage and administration • Routes of medication administration • Medications used with trach/vent dependency, seizures, and medically complex care • Indication, use, and administration techniques for children with developmental delay, oral, aversion, and dysphagia SIMULATION LAB: • Simulation immersion to practice and show your medication administration skills • Includes medication administration techniques for airway, oral, enteral, and emergency medication delivery