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Specific items may be set up in Pharmacy Information Page 1 to automatically capture the amount wasted or to prompt to capture the amount wasted.  Please refer to the Pharmacy Setup User Guide for more information.

 

Waste Amount fields will display on the Medication Administration screen for non-IV medications. Waste will automatically calculate for IV medication orders and no waste amount fields will display.

 

NOTE: Medication Waste will use the behavior controls for administering medications. If the user can administer medications, then they can update the waste log. If they do not have access to administer, then they cannot update the waste log via the EMAR.

 

 

Select Charts > MAR and locate the appropriate medication order.

 

The following example shows a non-IV order that is set up to automatically capture waste.

 

Medication Administration - Waste Amount (Automatically Captured)

 

 

The next example shows a non-IV order that is set up to prompt when capturing waste. Nursing will be required to select the Verified check box to the right of the Waste Amount fields to confirm that the amount is correct.

 

Medication Administration - Waste Amount (Prompt)

 

 

NOTE: If IV medications are set up for waste, the system will automatically calculate and capture the waste. No waste amount fields will display on the Medication Administration screen.

 

Nursing may review the wasted amounts in the administration details and via the Report Dashboard > Medication Waste Report.  

 

If an administration that has waste is amended or removed, the waste log will also be updated. Nursing may only Amend or Remove information captured via medication administration through the MAR.