Managing medication orders
Helpful resources for managing medication orders.
By Emma1 author25 articles
Order management
Create, amend, and maintain medication orders throughout their lifecycle.
- Create a new order for residentsIn this article, we explain how to create a new order, the required fields you need to complete, and the optional functions you can activate for better tracking and safety.
- Create split medication ordersIn this article, we explain how to create split medication orders.
- Merge resident ordersIn this article, we explain how to merge orders for residents.
- Discontinue medication ordersIn this article, we explain how to discontinue medication orders that are no longer required.
- Suspend ordersIn this article, we explain how to suspend one or more medication orders and how to end the suspension early if needed.
- Search for and manually extend a discontinued medicationIn this article, we explain how to find a discontinued medication and extend it so it returns to the active list.
- Manually override an order's end dateIn this article, we explains how to manually override an order’s end date and reverse the change if needed, as well as what happens when pharmacy data updates after a…
- Change routine medication to PRNIn this article, we explain why changing a routine medication to PRN is discouraged and provide the correct steps to discontinue the existing medication and add a new one with…
- Informational orders for residentsIn this article, we explain how to view, acknowledge, and hide informational orders for residents.
- Restriction on approving or rejecting ordersIn this article, we explain why you may not be able to approve or reject medication orders and how to check user role permissions to resolve the issue.
Medication administration
Guidance for administering medications and investigating administration activity.
- Investigate administered medicationIn this article, we explain to investigate scenarios where medication is missed, forgotten, or administered, but isn't showing in the system.
- Unlock a medicationIn this article, we explain how to unlock a medication.
- Enable sliding scale for a medicationIn this article, we explain how to enable sliding scale for a medication to adjust doses based on specific vitals.
- Set up maximum dosage within 24 hoursIn this article, we explain how to set up a 24-hour maximum dosage for PRN medication orders.
- Insert or edit admin historyIn this article, we explain how to insert admin history and make changes when needed.
- Unable to administer medication in MedRoundIn this article, we explain how to troubleshoot and resolve when you're unable to administer a medication during the medication round.
- Manage medications with frequently changing schedulesIn this article, we explain how to manage medications with frequently changing schedules.
Instructions & alerts
Manage medication instructions, notifications, and system warnings.
- Tags and flags colours and their definitionsIn this article, we explain what the tag and flags in certain colours stand for.
- AlertsIn this article, we explain how alerts work and how to configure alert settings.
- Duplicate instructions in the MedRound tabIn this article, we explain how to enter medication instructions correctly so they don’t appear as duplicates in the MedRound tab.
- Override instructions for ordersIn this article, we explain when the override instructions option is available and what it's used for.
- Change Log buttonIn this article, we explain how to view the change log to review all modifications made to an order.
Scanning & technical issues
Resources for barcode scanning and technical troubleshooting.
- Barcode scanner functionalityIn this article, we explain when to use the barcode scanner.
- Disable scanning medicationIn this article, we explain how to disable scanning for a medication order.
- Resolve Error: DataPortalExceptionIn this article, we explain how to resolve error: DataPortalException from appearing when managing medication orders.