Describe the proper procedures of medication administration including: authorizations forms, documentation, storage, training, emergent issues, and resources.
Learn the proper procedures for medication administration in early childhood education and child care centers. This page covers authorization forms, documentation, storage, training, emergent issues, and valuable resources. Discover how to address various emergency situations and follow the correct procedures to ensure children's safety.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Identify the benefits of field trips and the proper procedures for field trip planning.
- Define what is an emergency and the legal requirements for emergency preparedness for child care professionals.
- Demonstrate an understanding of proper food storage and preparation.
- Explain the different forms and documents needed in child care.
- Describe the role of a CDA home visitor and include examples of home visitors.
- Describe the components of emergency preparedness in the child care setting.
- Describe additional provisions to the emergency preparedness plan
- Describe ways administrators can observe and assess staff.
- Describe how to use the Strengthening Families Self-Assessment for program improvement.
- Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
- Describe common myths and misconceptions about time management in child care.
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