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I've used the system for a while it seems to work well with time management. The transition may be difficult as with any change, before long you will be in putting all your pt.s meds, which you seem to memorize after a glance at the MAR and slamming drawers as they open. PLUS you don't have to count Narcotics.:)
I am an RN and work in a rural 72-bed acute care facility. Presently, we use the cart system to administer routine medications and the pyxis medistation for PRN'S and STAT orders. We will be implimenting the use of the pyxis for all medication administration this Fall. I am very concerned about this transition and the efficiency of timely administration. How has this system worked for others?
I WISH we had one of those!!! It seems like we're always waiting for pharmacy to tube us up meds and standard IV bags. It'd be so great to just go to the Pyxis and have most of our meds right there. We'd probably still do our narcs the same way though, since we don't use pills or pre-made syringes but instead share large vials diluted by pharmacy. But I do agree that maybe it'd be best just for STAT/PRN meds though, since I can totally see a traffic jam if everyone is getting their meds at the same time.
It's okay. We started it in March, and have been getting some glitches out. We haven't used carts in two years, we were all passing meds out of drawers in the med room (JACHO said our carts were a fire hazard in the hall), so the Pyxis isn't any more crowded than five nurses in a med room the size of a bathroom stall!!!!!! :rotfl:
Once they get all the glitches out of the system, it's a good thing!!!!!
Deb Howe
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I am an RN and work in a rural 72-bed acute care facility. Presently, we use the cart system to administer routine medications and the pyxis medistation for PRN'S and STAT orders. We will be implimenting the use of the pyxis for all medication administration this Fall. I am very concerned about this transition and the efficiency of timely administration. How has this system worked for others?