Category: Medication Aides
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Senate Bill 131 and Ohio Medication Aides: Whatever Happened to “Safety First”?
The discipline of Ohio Medication Aide (MA-C [Medication Aide-Certified]) was initiated in 2009. Obviously, the creation of the discipline was a concession that nurses in long-term care spend too much time passing medications. If that was true in 2009, it is exceedingly true now; the long-term care nursing discipline is dominated by medication administration,…
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Staffing Shortages, Medication Aides, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Letter to OBN on MA-C Reciprocity
To: Ohio Board of Nursing From: Paul M. Dohse, STNA, MA-C, LPN Subject: MA-C Reciprocity Greetings, I am writing to you regarding the proposal to add 4723-27-11 to the Ohio Administration Code. This letter will state my concerns for the following reasons: MA-C reciprocity will increase staff shortages, medication errors, and will exacerbate the…
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The Ohio Medication Aide Dilemma Solved by Asking, “Why?”
The medication aide discipline (MA-C) was initiated in Ohio circa 2009. It is a skilled certification provided by the Ohio Board of Nursing for administering medications in long-term care. However, the utilization of medication aides is only gaining traction of late. LTC facilities in Ohio have stubbornly resisted the use of medication aides. Recently, the…
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