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We transcribe all our own orders, but we have to have a second RN check the MAR and our calculation sheet. You must also verify the original order when the new MARS come from pharmacy, but this is a single RN check. On our peds floors, it is the same even though the secretary does the orders.
This will be changing once we are to a full computerized MAR since as soon as the order is written it will go to pharmacy thru the computer program, but it will still require a second RN check for computation on all meds and drips.
hamartin1515
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Looking for policies regarding the trancription of medications onto MARs. When an ULP transcribes meds, the RN verifies the transcription and DOSING. When a RN transcribes, are they responsible for checking the dose, as well as the second RN? What does your facility suggest? I work in a Pediatric hospital and this is becoming a major debate for us.
Thanks,
Heather Martin MS, RN, PNP
Direct. of Pediatric Nursing QA/QI
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong
University of Rochester