eMM
SCH eMM Nurse Super User Toolkit
eMM - Safer. Smarter. Stronger.
· Safer and more legible view of all medication orders in a single location, accessible from any computer
· Smarter medication administration with safety warnings…
MAR - IV Medication
Click on required dose
The Medication administration window opens
Check date/time
Enter Witnessed by information
Enter Diluent including flush volume; type and volume (this…
Accessing eMM Learning Pathways - eMM for Doctors
Prior to attending the electronic Medication Management (eMM) Doctor training sessions, doctors should complete the 'eMM for Doctors' learning pathway on My Health Learning. This e-Learning pathway…
MAR - Ordering Medications from Pharmacy (Med Request)
Nurses can request medications from pharmacy in the event where there is nil stock or low stock of medications on the wards.
Ordering a single medication
Click into the MAR
Right click over the…
Turner/Medical Day Unit (MDU) PowerPlans
Turner/MDU PowerPlans are designed to facilitate future visits into a day unit for certain medications. The PowerPlans will include the primary medication and other requirements such as pre-…
Recovery Pain Protocol - Anaesthetists (CHW)
Click on +Add next to Orders in the Menu tab
The Add Order screen opens
Search for the Post-Operative PowerPlan
Click on Post-Operative
Click Done
The Recovery Pain Protocol orders are listed…
Psychiatric Outpatient Turner Plans
Ordering a Plan
Create a Service Department encounter to order the plan for a future outpatient visit
Enter a Dosing Weight
Go to Orders from the menu
Click Add
Search for the plan
Enter an…
Insulin Pump Order
Adding an Insulin pump to Home medications
Copy Pump Settings from the patient’s Endocrinology clinic note.
Click on Orders
Click on Document Medication by Hx
Click on Add
Search for Insulin…
Medication Frequencies
Interval frequencies
Interval frequencies will place the first dosing task to start within the next hour. Subsequent tasks will appear after it at the chosen interval
E.g “8 hourly” charted at 18:…
Intrathecal Baclofen Pumps
Adding an ITB pump to Home medications
Copy Pump Settings from the patient’s ITB Pump Reprogram note from “Pump Status After Update” to “Low Reservoir Alarm Date”
This can be done by copying…
Gate Pass Prescriptions
Navigate to the menu bar, click Orders
Right click on the order
Click Convert to Prescription
You may select multiple orders at one time by holding down the shift key to highlight multiple…
eMM - Ordering PCA/NCA/CADD/Regional/Epidural
PCAs, NCAs, opioid infusions (e.g. CADD pumps), epidurals and regional anaesthetic infusions are still prescribed on the paper Pain Management chart. The online order is a placeholder only.
To add…
eMM – How to avoid Free Text Dose Errors
PowerChart only recognises specific numerals and units of measure to document doses of medication. If you do not use these system-recognised options you will see a warning that you are trying to use…
eMM - Transfer Medication Reconciliation
Transfer Reconciliation
An easy way to review medications in eMM for patients transferring to different specialties or changing acuity (e.g. ICU) is the Transfer Reconciliation option. This allows…
eMM - Ordering Parenteral Nutrition (PN)
Click on +Add next to Orders in the Menu tab.
The Add Order screen opens.
Enter PN.
The first option shows the PowerPlan for PN orders.
Click on PN Order.
Click Done.
The PN Orders screen…
Renew Prescription or Change Dose
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…
Prescriptions in Future Order PowerPlans
CHW has approval to generate printed prescriptions for dispensing. It is a legal requirement that all printed prescriptions must be signed by the prescriber. Schedule 8 prescriptions also require…
Prescribing Medication – S100
NSW Health has approval to generate printed S100 prescriptions for dispensing. It is a legal requirement that all printed prescriptions must be signed by the prescriber.
Discharge prescriptions…
Prescribing Medication – PBS
NSW Health has approval to generate printed PBS prescriptions for dispensing for privately referred, non-admitted patients. It is a legal requirement that all printed prescriptions must be signed by…