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Chapter 3
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Setting Up the System
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Scheduled —Administer as scheduled.
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PRN —Administer as needed.
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STAT—An immediate order.
• Flag (check boxes):
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Allow Equivalency —If the order is temporarily on hold, clear this
box.
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Hold Order —If the order is temporarily on hold, select this check
box. The order can still be viewed at the station but cannot be
removed. Clear this option to resume a hold order.
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Give ONCE —If the order is administered to the patient only once,
not at regular intervals (for example, STAT, Now, Pre-Op, On Call),
select this check box.
• Freq —Enter the dosing interval or frequency. If applicable, indicate PRN
as part of the interval text. If the order is for a large volume parenteral
(continuous IV drips), enter the rate of administration as the interval text
(for example, BID, Q6H PRN, QOD, 125ML/HR).
• Order Start —Enter the date and time that the order is to begin. The start
time is normally the date and time of the first scheduled dose for
scheduled medications, or the current time for PRN and statim (STAT)
medications. Highlight the value to change (month, day, or hour) and type
a new value. Optionally, you can use the up or down arrows to increase or
decrease the value, respectively.
• Order Stop —Enter the date and time that the order is to end.
For PRN orders, the stop time is often an automatic stop time based to
facility policy. For scheduled medication orders, the stop time is normally
the date and time of the last scheduled dose as defined by the automatic
stop-time policy of the facility. If a specific duration is ordered for IV
drips, reflect this duration in the stop time. Highlight the value to change
(month, day, or hour) and type a new value. Optionally, you can use the
up or down arrows to increase or decrease the value, respectively.
• Interval Dosing —Another method to activate the Remove by Time
option is to use interval dosing. When enabled, the station can predict the
future dosing times for the medication.
• Scheduled Times —If applicable, you can click
Add
to enter specific
dosing times for this order. Dosing times allow the use of the Remove by
Time feature at the station. To delete a dosing time, highlight it and click
Del
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• Give only on —If the order is given only on certain days of the week,
select the boxes for the appropriate days. This option is for documentation
purposes only and the days you choose show up when the you click
Review Order on the Remove dialog box at the station. The order is
actually accessible on any day at the station.
• Every other day —Select this option for orders given on alternate days.
This option is for documentation purposes only and the days you choose