I for one feel severely threatened by the thought of medication aides. I would llike to investigate just what type of training they receive. THere are many a times where the orders on the MAR read incorrectly, and with minimal training a MA may not be able to catch it as a nurse would. what is the world coming to that healthcare has begun to take so many shortcuts. These "shortcuts" are really not shortcuts at all. They become a liability issue. I for one worked too damn hard for my license to jeopardize it for someone.