Adding Medications to a Group

1.    Highlight the desired Medication Group in the Patient Medication Groups grid.

2.    Click  .

3.    Click the applicable radio button, Medispan or User Defined, to select the desired medication database to search. (Selecting User Defined allows you to search any medications added to the medications Reference File by your agency.)

4.    In the Medication Name field type all or part of the desired medication.

5.    Click to perform the search.

6.    Make the appropriate selections in the Select Medication Name, Select Medication Route, and Select Medication Dosage columns.

7.    Enter the Quantity and Dose.

8.    Click the arrow beside Frequency and select how often the medication should be administered.

9.    If this medication should be given only when needed, click the As Needed? check box.

10.  Enter additional notes about the medication in the Med Notes field.

11.  If a witness is required when administering the medication, click the Require Witness By? check box.

12.  If the medication is covered by insurance, select the Covered? check box.

13.  Click    in the middle of the screen directly beneath the Agency drop-down menu. Or click    to save the medication to this group, and add another medication.

14.  Repeat steps 4-13 to add more medications to the group.

15.  Click the box next to Active to make this medication group available for selection on patients.

16.  Click    at the top of the screen once all medications have been added to the group.