If we had an extra EMAR legend type we could utilize it to turn "Red" on IVF's, IV ABX's, etc. to flag nurses to enter stop times. Same functionality as the "overdue medication reassessment" feature. We have 9 color options, why not 9 legend types...
This will be released in 22.00
and...interface capable, since the other two items now are merged here as well.
Thanks!
Love it!
We added the reassessment switch to all IV Fluids and ABX until this current update in V21.08.
With the addition of the ability to pause an IV now, the system should be able to estimate the stop time based on the medication and the rate and place a task for the nurse to document stop time. A color on the MAR to indicate a stop time is now needed is helpful as well. If a new bag is started then there should be a verification box with a stop time for the previous bag based on the start of the new bag for the nurse to verify or update as the time could essentially be incorrect.
This is definitely an issue that we constantly deal with at our facility. Some type of reminder or failsafe needs to be created to get these IV stop times in.
We are currently reviewing this idea to bring into development for 21.08 The initial discussion have been to do the calculations from start and hightlight the projected end time on the eMAR Please provide any additional feedback for consideration as we continue our review.
I agree with Janna Sartin on the continuous IVF with a stop time documented when a new bag is administered. Of course, it should pop up to edit. It would be nice to have these things go into like a "work queue" also. Like either on PDC or Alerts Tab you just go down your worklist.
It needs to be more than that, maybe like if you document you started an IV that calculates as done in 1.5 hours a new administration time would pop up at that time with a way to just enter an end time. OR that the system automatically does an end time based on the calculated end time of that bag with an option for the nurse to edit it if necessary. OR Like with continuous IVF that when the next bag is charted it automatically puts in the end time of the previous bag as the time the next bag was charted with an option for the nurse to edit it as necessary.
for 2104 you added Renewal Medications displaying in yellow on the eMAR as they approach the renewal date- i would think they need to display yellow on order chronology for both the providers and nursing. the eMAR is primarily going to be nursing and the yellow is going to drive the crazy being there- was that the point LOL. My point being it can be done for this why cant it be done for IV infusion COMPLETION times.