Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) is used to designate unlicensed personnel employed to perform nursing care services under the direction and supervision of licensed nurses. The term also includes licensed or credentialed health care workers whose job responsibilities extend to health care services beyond their usual and customary roles and which activities are provided under the direction and supervision of licensed nurses. UAPs are prohibited from performing any licensed nurse functions that are specifically defined in Section 54- 1402, Idaho Code. UAPs may not be delegated procedures involving acts that require nursing assessment or diagnosis, establishment of a plan of care or teaching, the exercise of nursing judgment, or procedures requiring specialized nursing knowledge, skills or techniques. The only people required to take this course are those who will be delegated the task of assisting with medications. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) may work privately, for facilites or staffing agencies, in assisted living facilites, home care, certified family homes, and foster homes. UAP's may
not assist with medications in hospitals or skilled nursing facilites.
The "Assistance with Medication for UAP" course is offered in a hybrid format, consisting of an online portion followed by an in-person skills session. Students must first complete the online component, which covers five (5) hours of classroom theory based on the published Idaho curriculum. Successful completion of the online portion requires passing a written exam with a score of 80% or greater. Students who do not achieve this score must retake the entire online module to qualify for retesting. Upon passing the online exam, students will participate in a 3-5 hour in-person skills session, where they will practice and demonstrate the basic manual skills needed to assist with medication. Students must achieve 100% competency in the clinical skills demonstration to successfully complete the course.
This class is Hybrid and a Certificate of Completion will be sent via email once the skills (in-person) portion has been successfully completed. A half-hour lunch break is included in the schedule.
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions that need to be completed prior to the start of class
Link to Online Material (access to be given once class is closed to registrations): https://cei-wtce.getlearnworlds.com/course/assist-with-medications
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