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Pre-Lab Instructions, Chapter 5
Medication Orders—Inpatient
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Inpatient Medication Orders
• Required information
– Differs from outpatient prescriptions
• Interpretation of orders
– Understanding terminology
• Extracting pharmacy information from MD notes
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Manual Cart Fills
• Prepacking medications
– Prepack logs
– Establishing expiration dates
• Labeling patient drawers
– Information needed on patient cassettes
• Restocking cassettes
– Determining correct amount to add
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Automated Dispensing Machines
• Types of drawers
– Purpose of different types
• Log-in procedure
– Importance of logging in and out
• Refilling a Pyxis
– Verifying counts
– Discrepancies
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Advances in Technology
• Computer order entry
– Physicians
– Pharmacists
• Barcoding
– Patients
– Orders
– Medications
• Bedside computer systems
– Chart information readily available
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Medication Error Reduction
• Healthcare Professionals
– Responsibility of everyone involved with medication
• Technology
– Assists with accuracy
– Requires trained personnel
• Patient information
– Patients should be knowledgeable about medications
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