[MyReign1]

The order was incomplete, it does not have a time frame. What if she/he needs the percocet every hour. The doc probaly couldn't even read his own writing.

[whosyourbadkitty]

there's a time frame... he noted "PRN". she's also taking other meds... so maybe this one is just a back up or addition she can take if she needs to and not regularly. i guess that's why he's the doc and i'm just the transcriber i wouldn't be surprised if he couldn't read his own writing though... some of the edits he gave me were inconsistant so i'll point out the errors and if he's ok with leaving them as is, they're his reports... as long as i get paid, i'm happy.

[EricEnfermero]

PRN is not really a timeframe. It simply means 'as needed.' There's usually some guidance as to how often the med can be taken PRN. This is what the previous poster was getting at.

As an example, Percocet 5 mg, 1 tab PO, q8h prn. In other words, take as needed, but not closer together than every 8 hours. (In fact, as the previous poster also said, I suspect that 8L is really supposed to be q8h, but again, it's really out of the scope of this website to offer such specific advice.)

[whosyourbadkitty]

oh... i get it. ya... i suppose someone shouldn't be taking all the percocet they want, huh?

is that what the 8L means? did he miss that? should it be q8H? i guess the saga is not truly over.

[EricEnfermero]

Originally Posted by whosyourbadkitty

oh... i get it. ya... i suppose someone shouldn't be taking all the percocet they want, huh?

is that what the 8L means? did he miss that? should it be q8H? i guess the saga is not truly over.

Yeah I'm thinking it was supposed to be q8h.

[whosyourbadkitty]

i'm going to pull that report and ask him about it before he files it as complete. thanks for catching that one.