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It is a TJC requirement for the last dose date/time to be listed on the discharge med list. We are not getting buy-in from providers when it comes to entering the last date/time of med administration when performing D/C med rec/e-scribing.
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It would be great for the discharge med list to have columns that show when pt's are to take their meds. For example - 4 columns; morning/breakfast, lunch, evening/dinner, bedtime. Then if the med is ordered BID, it would add an "x" or "checkmark" to the column of morning/breakfast & evening/dinner. If the med is ordered HS, it would then fall under the column of bedtime. For meds that are PRN, obviously it would not have a mark in the column as those are not scheduled.
Having the last entry of the hospital MAR populate into the d/c med list would help educate the patient on what they received prior to leaving the hospital assisting in reducing the chances of taking a med too early or duplicate.
Our nurses enter it on every dc also, so that it prints. It is very time consuming.
Do you have a copy of the Joint Commission requirement?
We would love a better/easier way to do this. I will say, the nurses are often the ones who know when the last dose/ next dose will fall due to timing of the paperwork and what they have administered or not. Currently our nurses go in and enter this info prior to every dc so it will print. Very time consuming.