What do think about Pyxis?

[amy111]

Our facililty is going Live with Pyxis within the next two months and I am Nursing System manager. Our system will only be used for medications at this point. Although I have worked with Pyxis in the past, many of our nurses have not used this system. I want to be prepared for possible problems, concerns or complaints and would like to know what issues, if any, other nurses have with Pyxis. Any insight is greatly appreciated!!

[Teshiee]

I love pyxis it makes your life so much easier. Mainly we keep emergency and narcotics in there. Our prn were floor stock and regular meds for our little ones were in their cassettes. It worked out well for our unit. I guess it depends on how your unit is set up and med passes are done. For the most part I like it.

[aussie oi oi oi]

I hate it, my last hospital it was nicknamed the prickis system. Make sure that everybody has an acceptable time to learn the system and try and put the advantages accross, maybe trying to reinforce that it is a new system but you are open to staff feedback. We also had problems becasue everything was in the machine so it was time consuming. I would suggest putting narcotics and those type of drugs in there and leaving PRN's out. But most of all GOOD LUCK, remeber there will always be gloomy gus's everywhere and you can't please everybody.

[tiredfeet2]

Where I work in the O.R., we have a pyxis which was switched to accudose (same thing different name). We haven't had any problems with nurses so to speak. The narcotics are kept in drawers that only open to the narcotic that you charged for. The drawer doesn't let you close it until you put how many taken out and the number left in the drawer. The other medications are kept in drawers with multiple bins. We also keep IV bags and irrigations in the pyxis.

The problem I have seen the most is that we have traveling anesthesiologists and they seem not to want to use the machine to get their drugs. They would rather give the nurse a long list of what to get than learn something new. C

[lever5]

PYXIS IS EASY TO USE, AND DOES STOP THE NASTY NARC COUNT. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD: PYXIS STAKED ON PYXIS SO THAT THE UPPER DRAW WAS 7 FEET UP. DIFFICULT TO REACH THOSE DRUGS OF EVEN SEE THE NUMBER OF THE DRAW.

[OneChattyNurse]

I work at a VA...we have all of our routine meds in the drawer of the med cart except for the controlled meds. We have to get them out of the pyxis. We also have to get PRN's out of there. I really like the system. It is nice to not have to worry about counting all of the drugs at every shift change! We also have a pyxis tower. In there we have various creams, ointments, liquids, and also a small fridge with sups and injectibles. I sure would hate to go back to a place that did not have this luxury!!!