This has only come up rarely for us, but we have entered them as one Rx, dose is half the prescribed dose (so that two syringes are needed to make the dose), then we enter a sig that matches what the nurse will actually do. So, instead of a sig 'q24h' starting at 0900, we would use a sig format of 0900,0905 or 0900,0930 depending on push/infusion time. This will give the pharmacy two appropriate dispensing labels and the nurse two admin times. You can debate whether or not you need a new charge type so that the final charge for two doses ends up similar to the charge of one dose syringe, depending on your current formulas.
Jeff Lee Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Support Services DCH Regional Medical Center 809 University Blvd E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 750-5323 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McNamara, Tara Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 9:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] EMAR documenting multiple syringes Hi All, How do other hospitals using eMAR enter orders for infusions that are given as syringes, BUT requires the dose to be split into 2 syringes. 1. If we enter the order as two orders, the nurse may forget to document on one of the orders OR think that the orders are duplicates and only give one syringe. 2. If we enter it as one order so that the nurse can document on a single(total dose) order, the pharmacy labels won't be correct on the 2 syringes because the dose in each syringe is only half. Also how would we handle the documentation of one nurse administered syringe #1, and to wait for some reason to give the second half of the dose...then a second nurse is assigned to administers syringe #2 How do other hospitals document on a total dose order that is supplied in multiple syringes? Tara McNamara, MT (ASCP) Sr Systems Analyst Cape Cod Health Care Tel 508-862-5485 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. And intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please contact the system administrator for Cape Cod Healthcare. [EMAIL PROTECTED] =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l ** Confidential Information ** The Information contained in this email message is confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
