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05. A - How to Enter a Medication

How to Enter a Medication

Select a Resident

  1.  Click on “Select Resident” under the “Resident” tab.

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  2. Select a resident.

 

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  3.Click on “Medications” under the “Medications” dropdown.

 

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Enter a New Medication

    4. Click the “New Entry” button to enter a new medication.

    5. Fill out the form.

Medication Information


    The medication name is linked to a medication data base. Select a pre-entered medication or manually enter one. If a medication from the data base is selected, several of the following fields will be filled out automatically.

     By selecting a Drug Category you will be able to run reports by each category.

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    Vital signs can be added to any medication by selecting any of the Vitals buttons. Every selected vital will become required for staff members to fill out when charting this medication on the MAR.

    When the “Self-Administer” button is selected, the medication can be entered by staff members without the medication showing on the MAR. See Setup: Medication System to turn this option on or off.

     

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MAR Scheduling

    The “Quantity/Unit” fields display the quantity (number) and the unit (the form the med comes in) of a medication. The Medication Count System will be automatically updated according to the administration of the medication.

    Scheduling Options include “Daily or PRN”, “Intervals”, “Specific days of the week”, and “Specific days of the month”.

    Staff members will see the instructions entered into the “MAR Instructions” memo field. The system generates these instructions based on the schedule chosen above. The instructions can be edited if desired.

    Select the “Additional Timing” button if there is a need to administer medications at special times or dosages at different times or intervals.

     

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Authorizing a New Medication

The new medication requires the signature of the nurse who entered it. Click on the “I certify this information is complete and correct” button to sign off the new medication. A second nurse must also sign off. If setup, the second nurse can be notified by email or text anytime a new medication is entered.

 

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6. Click the “Save” button to finish.

 
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