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If a PRN medication is scanned and sufficient time has not passed since the previous dose was administered, the following alert will generate: "PRN Time Range = X hours. Last given admin was at: MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS."  This prompt will appear with and without using Medication Verification if a sufficient time has not occurred since the last administration.  

 

Alert

 

 

Select the back arrow to return to the MAR or select an override reason from the drop-down menu and then Continue to proceed with medication administration. The override reasons pull from the Med Verify Control Table. Other may be selected from the drop-down so that the user may manually enter the appropriate reason.

 

NOTE: This alert will now be automatic if the non-IV PRN "Frequency" has hours and minutes between doses set up on the item regardless of whether or not Medication Verification is being used. If the frequency is set up with a time between doses and the user attempts to administer a PRN non-IV medication too early, they will be alerted and must give an Override.