Continuing Education
Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Instructor Education
Dates:
May 5, 2010. A minimum of 10 participants is required for the course to be held.
Cost: $175
Contact Hours: 5.6 (2007)
Attendance at the entire session is required and completion of the program evaluation to receive contact hours.
Location: IUPUI Greenwood campus, 555 East County Line Road, Greenwood, IN. In the Indiana-American Water Company building.
Faculty (subject to change without notice):
Nancy Adams, RN, Training Manager, ISDH Long Term Care Division
Nancy Gilbert, Administrative Assistant, ISDH Long Term Care Division
Janice Ward, MSN, RN, Director of Lifelong Learning, IU School of Nursing
This program is for registered nurses (RNs) who will be teaching the QMA course. Additional minimum requirements can be found in the menu above.
The program will review program operational standards to be used in the development and presentation of an educational program for qualified medication aide (QMA). Adult learning concepts, teaching strategies, and assessment of learning as applied to the standards will also be presented.
You will:
- Use knowledge of the operational standards to develop, present, and evaluate a QMA education program.
- Apply adult learning principles.
- Identify tools and techniques to be used to assess learning.
Participants must bring a three-inch binder to the program. The binder will be used for the instructor’s guide.
For a complete schedule, refer to the menu above.
The Indiana University School of Nursing Office of Lifelong Learning is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.
Any questions about the qualifications required to develop and teach the QMA Education Program should be directed to the Indiana State Department of Health at (317) 233-7616.
Please notify the Office of Lifelong Learning at (317) 274-7779 if special accommodations are needed.
