Function documentationDrug Preparation

 

Some drugs such as, for example, infusions, must be prepared before administration. This is done for example, by the pharmacist or the nursing staff of a care unit.

This function supports you in the preparation and the documentation.

Integration

This function is integrated into the Medication Events/Inpatient nursing Services view type of the clinical work station.

A prepared drug is flagged in the Preparation column by the - (-) icon.

You can also call the preparation using the hotspot in the event table in the order dialog.

Prerequisites

In the drug master it has been determined that the drug must be prepared at the organizational unit (OU) or in the pharmacy.

You have ordered the drug.

The events for the order are generated and have "Confirmed" status.

Features

The system calculates the preparations using the event data.

You can, for example, change the bag size and the quantity of the preparation. The system updates the preparation data accordingly.

Note Note

Note that drugs which must be prepared can only be administered when a preparation has been created. The only exceptions are compounds which must be prepared at the organizational unit.

End of the note.

The OU parameter N1ME_APREP is available for automatic preparation. See Organizational Unit-Related Parameters for Medication

Activities

Call Preparation

  1. Call the clinical work station.

  2. Open a view of the Medication Events/Inpatient Nursing Services view type in which the Prepare Events function is available.

  3. Select the event for which you wish to prepare the drug and select Prepare Event.

    The Preparation view appears. In the upper are of the screen you see information on the order and patient, below the preparation data.

    Note Note

    Preparations which have been saved can no longer be changed.

    End of the note.

  4. To call the detail view, click on the Detail column.

Change Preparation Using Example of an Infusion (Preparation Data Field Group

You can change the quantity to be made and the bag size.

  • Make your changes and choose Regenerate Bag (Regenerate Bag).

    If the quantity to be made is different from the planned dose, the preparation is oriented towards the quantity to be made.

    The system updates the preparation data, i.e. it uses the quantity to be made to determine the number of required bags and the scrap. For each bag the system creates a row in the list of preparations with the created quantity.

  • In the list of preparations you can use the hot spot in the Details column to open the detail view and view the list of drugs required for the corresponding bags.

Execute Preparation

Enter the employee responsible (Prepared By field) and save your entries.

The system flags the preparation as "Executed".