Admin Rx Tip Sheet
PURPOSE: To provide tips for using Admin Rx in a variety of situations.
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Steps to Create an Assignment
6 Steps to Administer a Med
Steps to Hang an IV bag
Steps to DC IV Fluids
Reports
Steps to Configure the CO Screen
Steps to Confirm Single Med Order
Steps to Confirm Multiple Med Orders
Steps to Co-Sign at Point of Care
Steps to Co-Sign Retroactively
Steps to Create an Assignment:
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Click on Create Assignment button
In the pop up that comes up select Provider Type RN
Select Shift in pop up and click OK
Check the hours of shift –TIPS: add 45 min to end time to give you time after shift to chart;
select 1445-2345 for 3-11 shift
Select Primary Nurse for Care Relationship
Click on Search and type in your last name
Go to Pt. Department and select your floor
Select your patients (hold Control to select more than one)
Click on Assign
*Go to File and select Save Configuration to keep these settings
6 Steps to Administer a Med:
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Select Patient
Click On HED
Select Admin RX Tab
Scan the medication
Scan the patient’s wristband
Administer med & Confirm administration
*Medications should be scanned at the bedside
Steps to Hang an IV Bag:
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Select Patient in CO
Click on IV Manage Button in CO
Scan Label/bag
Click on Save
Click Exit
Chart all IV fluid intake in I &O tab
Date of Creation: 01/2007
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Date of Revision: 04/2015
Steps to DC IV Fluids:
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Select Patient in CO
Select IV Manage Button in CO
Single Click on the fluid in IV Manage
Click End Bottle
Click Save
Click Exit
Reports:
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Print reports on transfer to nonimplemented unit or procedural area
Sign on to HED
Click on HED button in CO
On HED main menu click on Reports
Click on Transfer
In dropdown select the report to print
Change time frame to show 4 days
Click on Send
Click on Return
Repeat process to print each report
*Required reports for a patient transfer – Meds Admin, IV Admin, Overdues, Procedural
area – above + VS I &O, Assess and Interventions.
Steps to Configure the CO Screen:
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Click on column headings
Drag to area you want it to display
Click on View
Click on Configure
Select your default Care Relationship – Primary Nurse
Under Available Groups Select PHM
Click on Exclude
Click on Add
Click on Pt List and choose top to display census or assigned pts. in top of screen
Click OK
*ALWAYS EXIT USING EXIT BUTTON TO SAVE THESE CHANGES
Steps to Confirm Single Med Order:
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Single Click on the yellow Highlighted med in CO
Click on Confirm
Compare POS to confirm screen
Click on Confirm if order matches
If they don’t match, send message to pharmacy
Click OK
Steps to Confirm Multiple Med Orders:
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Click on View in CO
Date of Creation: 01/2007
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Date of Revision: 04/2015
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Click on Confirm/Unconfirmed
Compare POS to confirm screen of 1st med
Click on Confirm if order matches
Click OK
Next unconfirmed order automatically pops up
Click Stop Confirming to end the loop
Steps to Co-sign at Point of Care:
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Administer your med per protocol with person beside you-don’t sign off
Click on the med result while you are signed on
Click on Click to Co-Sign
Have co-signer fill in the prompts for the User ID and password
Click OK – the co-signers name is placed in the cosign field
Click Save
Steps to Co-sign Retroactively:
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Original documenter signs off
Co-signer signs on to HED
Co-signer clicks on documented med
Click on Click to co-sign
Co-signers info autofills the form
Click Save
Date of Creation: 01/2007
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Date of Revision: 04/2015