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SUBJECT:
MEDICATION ADMINISTRTION
VERIFICATION- BAR CODE SCANNING
DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT
REFERENCE
PAGE: 1
OF: 3
EFFECTIVE: 2/15/2012
APPROVED BY: MEDICAL STAFF
REVISED
POLICY:
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To ensure patient safety during medication administration, a barcode scanning system will
be used for patient identification and medication verification.
PROCEDURE:
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At the patient bedside, the nurse will scan the patient’s armband along with all the
medications treatments ordered for the patient.
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For ISOLATION patients, the patient armband will be placed on the inner door frame to the
patient room using a metal magnetic clip. Once you have visualized the patient, scan the
armband on the clip and proceed with med verify.
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Bulk items (inhalers, ointments, eye drops, etc) will be labeled with a printed patient
identification label.
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Injectable medications except insulin will be scanned at the patient’s bedside.
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Sliding scale insulin, and accuchecks will be documented through the Diabetic Record.
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Scheduled insulin will be scanned and documented through the eMAR
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PATIENT MED VERIFICTION SCREEN
Medical Surgical Unit
Medication Administration Verification
SUBJECT:
MEDICATION ADMINISTRTION
VERIFICATION- BAR CODE SCANNING
DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT
REFERENCE
PAGE: 2
OF: 3
EFFECTIVE: 2/15/2012
APPROVED BY: MEDICAL STAFF
REVISED
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MEDICATION LIST- Allows access to the patient’s pharmacy profile
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BAD NDC message is displayed in the medication name- save the med container and
record the information on the Med Verify Problem Log for Pharmacy.
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MEDICATION NOT FOR THIS PATIENT appears in the medication name, the NDC
Number scanned does not match the NDC number on the patient’s profile. The 24 hour
MAR should be reviewed before attempting to administer the medication.
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MEDICATION HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED appears in the medication name, the
medication has been discontinued on the patient’s pharmacy profile. The 24 hour MAR
should be reviewed before attempting to administer the medication.
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MEDICATION COUNT – The number of medication that have been selected for
administration.
Give/Omit Select Give to document that the medication has been administered. Select
Omit to document that an administration has not been administered or if the medication is
to be discontinued.
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Dose Dose includes fields for medication quantity and units
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Site: Select the drop-down arrow if the site needs to be documented
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Reason: Select this option to document the reason for a medication administration.
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Comment: This is a free text field that can be accessed on all administrations excluding
PRN medications.
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Results: Select this option to display a list of resulted ancillary orders. Select an order to
display the result report in PDF format.
Medical Surgical Unit
Medication Administration Verification
SUBJECT:
MEDICATION ADMINISTRTION
VERIFICATION- BAR CODE SCANNING
DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT
REFERENCE
PAGE: 3
OF: 3
EFFECTIVE: 2/15/2012
APPROVED BY: MEDICAL STAFF
REVISED
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Update: When all medications have been scanned and administered to the patient,
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Delete this Med: Select this option to remove the last medication scanned.
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Clear All: When selected, all patient information is removed, and the system is ready for
the next patient to be scanned. Select Exit to return to the previous screen
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Unverified medication- all medications must be verified prior to administration. Nursing
will receive the following prompt when an unverified medication is scanned.
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Each month the nursing staff will receive their medication administration compliance
percentage along with the overall nursing staff medication administration compliance
percentage.
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The goal is for 90% or greater medication administration compliance
Reference
CPSI User Guide
Medical Surgical Unit
Medication Administration Verification