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Oct 16, 2009 09:00 PM

e-mar scanning in PACU


I have a question for those nurses who are currently using e-mar scanning to administer meds in PACU. How is it
working for you? Our unit "goes live" with e-mar scanning next week. We will not be allowed to go back and document, all VS and meds must be documented at the exact time given. Sometimes I am up to 30 minutes (or more) behind on charting if the patient is high needs or unstable. I am wondering what other nurses are doing in
regards to e-mar scanning. Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.


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from goodknight
Old Oct 20, 2009, 03:57 PM

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We just found out we will be going to this soon. We are a rural hospital w/out Pharmacy on site 24hr/day, so we have these questions and a lot of others (r/t first dose pharm checks, ect) So I would also love to here how this is working out for others.
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from azhiker96
Old Oct 24, 2009, 01:21 PM

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Find out what they plan for emergent situations. For example, pt is admitted from surgery with bp 232/108 and doc says give labetalol 10mg IV now. Do they really expect you to wait until the pharmacy inputs the order to give the med?
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from azhiker96
Old Oct 24, 2009, 01:24 PM

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In my hospital we enter the orders in the EMAR and can enter the meds after they are given. If a patient is climbing out of the cart I'll probably push the Ativan prior to entering the order in the EMAR. I will jot the time on a scrap of paper or note it in my head so that I document the correct time when I chart the dose.
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