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CVAD accredited nurses are able to order Standing Order heparinised-saline CVAD locks, and Nurse Initiated; TauroLocks (taurolidine) and sodium chloride 0.9% CVAD locks.
Important: EENs can be CVAD accredited, but are not endorsed to order CVAD locks.
Click Orders +Add
Click the…
The process for ordering Anticoagulants varies depending on whether the patient has a stable regimen or not. A standard order can be placed for stable doses. For variable doses, an additional dosing form must be completed for each dose. Variable doses for Anticoagulants cannot be administered…
When administering an intermittent infusion, further information can be entered. This information populates the Fluid Balance Chart.
Medication Administration
Click on the administration task box. (Refer to Quickstart - MAR-Administering Medications)
Enter all mandatory fields and adjust other…
Dynamic Groups can be created in some sections. Dynamic Groups can document and display multiple instances of the same data group in iView (i.e. multiple cannulas).
Creating a Dynamic Group
Click on the Dynamic Group icon in a section. The Dynamic Group icon can be found in multiple sections of…
Overview
From the Interactive View I&O page, click on the Fluid Balance Chart band to access the Fluid Balance Chart
Yesterday, today and tomorrow is displayed in the Fluid Balance Chart. (See Quickstart iView-Overview to change date range)
Most recent information is displayed on the left.…
Interactive View and I&O (iView) is used to document and view a variety of patient data in one place.
Click on Interactive View and I&O in the Menu
Navigation
iView consists of different Bands:
Quick View displays IV Drips, Measurements, Urinalysis and Glycaemic Monitoring
Fluid…
PowerPlans are a preset group of orders that are specialty specific. This allows for efficient and targeted ordering. To see details how to order a PowerPlan please see the Quickstart Ordering Powerplans.
This is not a comprehensive list, new plans will be added constantly, when new requests are…
PowerPlans are a preset group of orders that are specialty specific. This allows for more efficient and targeted ordering.
Order a PowerPlan
Click the +Add Orders button from the Menu of the Patient Chart
Type the PowerPlan in the search window and select the desired order. PowerPlans are…
For a medication to be considered late or early it has to be an hour off the scheduled administration time. The task will turn red for late doses. The task for early doses is still blue however clicking on an early task will result in an Early Administration window pop up where a reason is…
Insulin Infusion Orders
Click the Add Orders button from the Menu
The Add Order window opens. Type insulin infusion into the search field
Select the brand available on the ward
Perioperative/DKA infusion: 100units/1L
Oncology insulin infusion: 100units/100ml…
Administering S4D & S8 Medications require additional checks to be done in the system prior to actually administering the dose. This includes Checking the Prescriber and Checking the Formulation.
Checking the Prescriber
Right click on the order details on the MAR
Click Order Info
At…
Select the MAR from the Patient Chart menu
The MAR screen opens
Right click on the task for the single medication that needs to be rescheduled
Select Reschedule This Dose
The Reschedule window opens
Enter the new date and/or time
Select a Rescheduling reason from the drop down menu…
Additional medication doses can be added on the MAR.
Caution: this is a prescribing action, use within your scope of practice.
Click on MAR in the Menu of the Patient Chart
Right click on the order information of the drug you want to add an extra dose for
Click on Additional Dose
The…
All Continuous Infusions need to be administered on the MAR. The volume for the hour can be pulled into the Fluid Balance Chart.
Medical staff need to cancel a fluid order once it is no longer necessary or the ‘Order Review After: Bag #X’ has passed. Existing orders can be modified by medical…
Open the MAR from the Patient’s Chart Menu
Right click on the administered dose to be modified
Click Modify
The Administration window displays
Modify required fields. The witness automatically populates and can be changed if necessary.
Click the green tick icon to sign
For double…
The MAR is the Patients Electronic Medication Administration Record (Medication Chart).
NOTE: If a medication is visible on the MAR summary but not the MAR it means that the medication has been ordered on a different visit than the one the MAR is open on (See: Changing Encounters).
Refresh Button…
It is a legal requirement that all printed prescriptions must be signed by the prescriber. Discharge prescriptions should be created during the discharge reconciliation process, for instructions see Medication Reconciliation on Discharge.
Outpatient prescriptions can be created at any time by…
To renew a prescription (e.g. when the patient has run out of repeats) or change the dose of a prescription, you can use the Renew function. The Renew function keeps a record of previous order so it is easy to see dose changes over time.
Only orders that have a ‘Prescribed’ status can be renewed…
Printed PBS prescriptions can be generated for dispensing for privately referred, non-admitted patients. It is a legal requirement that all printed prescriptions must be signed by the prescriber.
PBS prescriptions, including S100 medications, can be created at any time and require specialised…
Click on Orders +Add button
The order search window will appear
Search and select the lipid by name, example SMOF, Omegaven etc
The lipid concentration will appear along the top of the order scratch pad.Click Continuous Details tab and fill in the required details
Boxes highlighted in…