We have them document the cosigner on a CDS attached to the drug. That way, they don't have to have the cosigner at the bedside when administering the drug.
Kim Frick, RN Project Coordinator Licking Memorial Health Systems Phone: 740-348-4114 Fax: 740-348-4769 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LMHealth.org > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Dana Pfingstler > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:36 PM > To: Meditech L > Subject: [MEDITECH-L] (no subject) > > Question for BMV user r/t Co-sign function > > Do you use a cosigner when given medications, ex insulin? If you do, > how are you using the co-signer. From what I can see with the MAR, the > co signer is used at administration, but our nurses prefer to have a > co signer when the med is actually drawn up in the syringe. This is > causing us a lot of grief, as it now requires 2 nurses to be in the > med room when med is drawn, as well as at administration to actually > enter their ID and Password. How are you handling co-signers? > > Thanks, > Dana Pontious, RN > Nursing Analyst > Elk Regional Health Center > St Marys, PA 15857 > 814 788-8682 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > The information contained in this e-mail is private and confidential > and is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed. > If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any review, > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify the sender of the error and thereafter delete this e-mail. > > > << File: ATT428687.txt >> =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.COM. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
