We had this problem about giving at discharge and decided to give our vaccines on the day they are written. If the patient has a fever or has to wait, nursing calls us and tells us to schedule the dose for the next day. If you need a reminder, you might try this idea. We use it when patients are on daily Coumadin dosing. Pharmacy has a medication called "Coumadin Therapy" which we enter with a Sig of UD which contains no times for administration, but does put it on the MAR. Hope this helps. Kathy Craig, R.Ph. Licking Memorial Hospital Phone: 740-348-4542 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DIANE Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] MED NOTIFICATION BEFORE DISCHARGE Hi, Me again. Just wondering what others are doing to alert nursing of a med to be administered at/before discharge. Meds like the flu vaccine are ordered usually upon admission by the physician as "give before discharge". If a patient has a fever and cannot receive it upon admission (or when it prints on the MAR) and is in-house a week or so, how does nursing remember to give the med? We do not have NUR module. Meds are ordered thru pharmacy and dispensed out of pyxis (profile). Any thoughts or work arounds. Diane
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