What Will You Learn?

• Understand the scope and responsibility limits of the UCP in the administration of medications.
• Identify and document medication administration correctly in the Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Understand how to correctly administer medications using the “eight rights”.
• Explain and demonstrate the practices for administering medications by oral and non oral routes.
• Understand the meaning of vital signs and the ability to measure and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, and blood pressure).