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Give two advantages of using the Work List instead of the Due Meds report
to review your patients' medications. Then give two advantages of using
the Due Meds report instead of the Work List. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Work List:
Can see ALL medications for ALL patients; can see other tasks at the same
time; can document without opening a patient's chart. Due Meds: Can see
ALL of one patient's medications due within the current shift; can see last
administration time of all meds; can easily see administration instructions.
What does an "!!" icon next to a medication on the MAR mean? How is the
administration workflow different for that medication? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The
medication requires dual sign-off. Another nurse will need to review and
verify the administration and enter his user ID & password when
documenting the administration.
,You're about to give a pain medication to a patient. You know the patient
hasn't received any doses of this medication, but you'd like to see the last
time he received any pain medications over the last 24 hours. How can you
do that without having to scroll through multiple shifts of the MAR? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Use the MAR Report in the MAR activity.
How do medications that are discontinued appear on the MAR? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The medication row appears with all the cells highlighted in
yellow.
What is the main difference between documenting a PRN medication
compared to a scheduled medication? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔PRN medications
do not have scheduled times that appear on the MAR. To document giving
the medication, the nurse clicks anywhere in the cell and documents
administering the medication. Scheduled medications appear with a due
time in the cell at the time the medication is scheduled to be given. To
document administering the medication, click the due time on the MAR.
Can a nurse document giving a medication that has NOT been verified by
pharmacy? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Yes. He sees warnings that the medication
has not been verified but can continue with the administration.
, What are two reasons why a nurse might need to pull a medication from an
ADS cabinet on override? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔No one has entered an order for
the medication into Epic. An order has been entered in Epic, but pharmacy
hasn't verified it yet, so it does not appear on the patient's ADS profile.
What is a MAR? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The electronic Medication Administration
Record (MAR activity) helps nurses see what medications need to be
administered and record doing so.
What is a PRN medication? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A PRN medication is a
medication that is administered as needed.
What is a scheduled medication? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A scheduled
medications is due at a particular time.
What is Dual sign-off? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dual sign-off means a second
nurse must verify the "rights" along with the nurse who is actually
administering the medication.
What is an overdue dose? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An overdue dose is a
medication that has yet to be documented.
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