Medication Administration

The Medication Administration screen will display for users to enter administration times for medications entered in MAR Schedule Setup. This screen can be accessed from anywhere in the software by clicking the MAR icon to the top-right (

). The Medication Administration screen is divided into sections: Continuous, Scheduled, As Needed (PRN). The number in the section header indicates how many medications are present in each section.

First, Continuous medications are listed. Second, Scheduled medications that are not marked As Needed (PRN) in the Patient Medications tab. The third AS NEEDED (PRN) section includes any medications that were marked As Needed (PRN) in the Patient Medications tab. If applicable, a fourth section will display PRN Efficacy Documentation reminders if this feature has been enabled in Master Files | MAR Setup.

Administration Times

If the patient is admitted to an office where the default entry method in the MAR Setup is set to Manual, continuous and PRN medications with a MAR Schedule will default the Admin Time field to the current date/time; scheduled medications will default the Admin Time field to the scheduled date/time. The actual administration times must be manually entered in the Admin Time field for each medication.

If the patient is admitted to an office where the MAR Setting default entry method is set to Online the administration time will be recorded in real time based on when the Give or Not Given button was clicked for each medication.

The Administration screen can be changed from Online Entry to Manual Entry on-demand by checking the box at the top for Manual Input. This will only apply until the user leaves the Medication Administration screen, and will revert back to the default entry method setting selected for that office in MAR Setup the next time the Medication Administration screen is accessed.

Medication Notes

Within the MAR Administration tab, users can create a note for a medication at any time by simply clicking , entering the text within the Medication Administration Note prompt, and then clicking .

Users can also enter notes while administering medications. After clicking to administer a medication, simply enter text in the Notes field while completing the Dosage Given prompt. Once the user clicks , the corresponding note will automatically be added to the corresponding medication.

At any time, users have the ability to view all existing notes for a medication. While viewing the MAR Administration tab, click to display the Medication Administration Note History window that shows all notes that have been entered for the corresponding medication within the current MAR admission. A teal-colored button () indicates that a new note has been added for the medication within the last 24 hours.

Administration Options

— Indicates that the medication was administered to the patient. After Give is clicked, the Dosage Given prompt will display where users can then enter the Amount Given and enter any medication Notes (as applicable). If the medication Administration Warning feature is turned on within the User Preferences tab for the user account (in Administration | User Security), a warning message will display when the user clicks Give.

— Indicates that the medication was not administered to the patient. You will be prompted to indicate the Reason Medication Not Given/Administered reason(s), as shown to the right. Select a reason from the list or enter the description in the Other Reason field and then click Save.

MAR Medication Administration

Administration Times

Medication Notes

Administration Options

Medication Administration Scenarios