Medication Administration Training Programs

for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel

Questions? Please contact Stephanie Orth

1. Select a South Dakota Board of Nursing Approved Medication Administration Training Curriculum (see below) and complete the corresponding "Curriculum Content Application Form":
  • Gauwitz Textbook – Administering Medication: Pharmacology for Health Careers

    Curriculum Content Application Form  |  Enrolled Student Log Form

    This is an approved textbook that allows instructor to self-develop course.
    Gauwitz, Donna F. (2007).  Administering Medications: Pharmacology for Health Careers, 6th Ed, McGraw-Hill. Textbook may be purchased from McGraw Hill or from vendor of choice.

  • Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants

    Curriculum Content Application Form  |  Enrolled Student Log Form
    This is an approved textbook that allows instructor to self-develop course.
    Sorrentino, S. & Remmert, L. (2009), Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants, Mosby: St. Louis, MO. Textbook may be purchased from Elsevier or from vendor of choice.

                            Curriculum Content Application Form I Enrolled Student Log Form

                            More information is available at www.mirabellemanagement.com

  • 2011 South Dakota Community Mental Health Facilities

    (Only for agencies certified through SD Department of Social Services)

    Contact SD Board of Nursing to request curriculum and forms: (605) 642-1388

2.

  • Complete the Curriculum Content Application Form for the curriculum you have chosen to use (above).  List the name of the RN Instructor in Column 4 of this form. (Not applicable for South Dakota Community Mental Health Facilities.)
  • Send completed forms to South Dakota Board of Nursing
    Mail to: 722 Main Street Suite 3, Spearfish SD 57783

 

South Dakota Board of Nursing will notify applicant of Approval or Denial and reason for denial.

 

Approval is granted for a 2-year period; the first expiration will occur April 30, 2014 as all programs renew on the same date. Requests for faculty or curriculum changes must be pre-approved by South Dakota Board of Nursing.

3. All programs are required to use the following:

Nursing Scope of Practice