Staff Resources

According to Wis. Stat. sec. 118.29, Wisconsin school personnel and volunteers must be trained and found competent before administering certain medications to students. Please see below for instructions on how to complete DPI's Basic Medication Administration for Schools. Once you complete the program, take the quiz and forward on to the district nurse.

Target Audience: school staff members, volunteers, para-educators, administrators and nursing personnel who do, will or may administer a medication during the school day or on a field trip.

Frequency: This program should be viewed at minimum once every 4 years

Click Here to view: DPI Basic Medication Administration Principles

This is a basic medication training program and does not automatically allow you to administer medications to students. It is recommended that this program be completed before viewing and completing route-specific medication training. Please confirm completion and competency with district nurse prior to any medication administration.

Medication Training

Medication training for administering oral medications must be completed by every secretary or staff member who administers oral pills or liquids to students during school hours or during school-sponsored activities. Each staff member should complete the following:

Watch the DPI video for the route needing training on
Complete the Quiz
Forward quiz results to the district nurse
Email the district nurse to schedule a hands-on training session

The video portion needs to be viewed at least once every four years. The hands-on training is reviewed yearly with the district nurse. The other non-oral medication modules should be completed by staff members who may need to administer a medication to a student by another route other than by mouth.

Oral Medication

Topical Medication

Eye Medication

Ear Medication

Inhaler Medication with Spacer

Insulin by Syringe

Insulin by Pen

Emergency Medication Training

A student may have a history of an emergency health condition that requires the use of a prescribed medication to be used for medical emergencies. Each student who has one of these medications ordered has an emergency health action plan which describes when to use it.

If you have a student who has been prescribed one of these medications, per their health plan or are a member of your building's Medical Emergency Response Team, do the following: