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Medication Verification was specifically designed for medication administration. It offers several filtering options for viewing medications and does not require the user to access a specific patient's account to begin the process of administering medications.

 

Go to Charts > Medication Verification. The Patient Medication List is displayed and includes scheduled medication administrations based on the selected filters.The default display is scheduled medication administrations for the patients that have been added to the user's My Patients list. The display generates for the current day (0000 - 2400). If an administration has been addressed (given, omitted, discontinued, and/or assessed if required), it will not display on the list.

 

To access the patient's MAR, double-click an item in the list. To return to the Medication Verification List, select the Charts tab > Medication Verification. To continue with medication verification/administration, see Scanning the Patient's Wristband in the EMAR/Med Verify User Guide.

 

Patient Medication List

 

 

The following information is displayed in columns for each entry. The list may be sorted alphabetically by selecting a column header.

 

•Due: Displays the scheduled date and time or the PRN frequency.

 

•Patient Name: Displays the patient's name.

 

•Account Number: Displays the patient's account number for the current visit.

 

•Room: Displays the patient's room number.

 

•Medication Name: Displays the medication item description.

 

•Dose: Displays the ordered dose and units.

 

•Route: Displays the ordered route.

 

 

Using Filters on the Medication Verification List

The list can be customized by selecting/deselecting the applicable filter check boxes. Filter types are grouped together by row. The filter groups are hierarchical, meaning the data displayed by selecting a filter in one group will still be governed by the filters selected in a preceding group. Filters within a group are not hierarchical, meaning the data displayed by selecting a filter within a group does not govern what data is included/excluded for another filter selected within that same group.

 

The filter groups and filters available for selection are listed below.

 

•Nurse Filters: My Patients: When selected, this filter displays medication orders for patients that have been added to the user's My Patient list. If no patients have been added to the My Patient list and a department filter has not been selected, no orders will display. If this filter is deselected and no department filter is selected, orders for all patients will display. The default display for each patient is all unaddressed scheduled medication administrations, including medications that require an assessment that has not been addressed.

 

•Department Filters: Department: When selected, this filter displays orders for patients admitted to beds in the selected department(s). The facility nursing departments must be added for selection in this group. Setup is discussed below. If the My Patients filter has been selected (one level up in the hierarchy), only the patients included in that filter that also meet the requirements of the department filters selected are displayed. To view all patient orders in a department(s), the My Patient filter will need to be deselected.

 

•Pharmacy Order Filters: The order types selected in this group will only display for the patients that meet the parameters set forth in the nurse filter and department filter groups and may be further delimited by filters selected in the frequency and scheduled filters groups. If no pharmacy order filters are selected, all pharmacy orders will display in accordance with the other group settings.

▪Non-IV: When selected, this filter displays non-IV medications.

▪IV: When selected, this filter displays IV medications including large volume IVs and IVPBs.

▪Controlled Substances: When selected, this filter displays medications flagged as controlled substances. (The DEA Class must be entered for the medication in Pharmacy Information.)

▪Diabetic Record: When selected, this filter displays medications flagged for use with Diabetic Record. (The medication must be designated for use with the Diabetic Record in Pharmacy Information.) For protocol orders, the item description displays as the medication name with a PRN frequency and "Evaluate Blood Glucose/Carb Count" displays separately as the medication name for the scheduled checks associated with the order.

▪Treatments: When selected, this filter displays medications flagged as treatments. (The medication must be designated as a "Service" in the Item Master or as a "Treatment" on the Pharmacy order.)

▪Linked: When selected, this filter displays linked medications.

 

•Frequency Filters: The order types selected in this group will only display for the patients that meet the parameters set forth in the nurse filter, department filter, and pharmacy order filter groups and may be further delimited by filters selected in the scheduled filters groups. If no frequency filters are selected, all frequency types will display in accordance with the other group settings.

▪X1: When selected, this filter displays medications with a X1 frequency.

▪STAT: When selected, this filter displays medications with a STAT frequency.

 

•Scheduled Filters: The order types selected in this group will only display for the patients that meet the parameters set forth in the nurse filter, department filter, pharmacy order filter, and frequency filter groups. If no scheduled filters are selected, all scheduled types will display in accordance with the other group settings.

▪Due: When selected, this filter displays medications that are due or overdue or that require an assessment be documented. (The acceptable time before and after scheduled administration times to give medications is entered in the Point of Care Control Maintenance table. If the scheduled date/time of an unaddressed administration falls within this time-frame based on the current date/time, the administration is deemed due. If the scheduled date/time of an unaddressed administration falls before and outside this time-frame based on the current date/time, the administration is deemed overdue. The "Use Overdue Med Response" option must be selected in Pharmacy Information for a medication administration to generate as requiring an assessment.)  

▪Scheduled: When selected, this filter displays all scheduled medications, overdue medications, and medications that require an assessment be documented.  

▪PRN: When selected, this filter displays PRN medications that are active for the current day. PRN medications always list below medications that have a scheduled date/time.

 

Changes made to the filter check boxes apply only to the current session, but a facility default may be created to customize the filters that will be selected/deselected when the Patient Medication List is accessed. Modifying the display default is discussed in Patient Medication List Setup.