| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 8 rights of medication transcribtion | name of patient, name of drug, dosage, route of admin, time/frequency of admin, misc, date/time order was written, signature of person who wrote order |
| 5 components of a MO | drug, dosage, route, frequency, misc |
| 5 methods of injection or intravenous | subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, IV push/Bolus, saline lock |
| 5 things included in a Doctor's order | diagnostic procedures, medication order, therapy order, dietary order, activity order, nursing care/treatment order, discharge order |
| 3 records used in transcribing | physician's order, MAR, Kardex |
| 5 things found in MO | changes, re-orders, discontinuations, repeats, new orders |
| 6 symbols used in MOT | K, RMO, MAR, faxed/DPO/Copy sent, I/C, APPT |
| K | indicated the order has been transcribed on the patient's Kardex |
| RMO | indicates diagnostic tests, treatment, or supplies have been ordered |
| MAR | indicates transcription of a medication order onto the MAR |
| faxed/DPO/Copy sent | indicates that the pharmacy copy of the physician's order sheet has been forwarded to pharmacy |
| I/C | indicates diagnostic tests, treatments, bloodwork, etc have been entered in the computer |
| APPT | indicates an appointment has been booked with another department |
| medication profile | sent daily by pharm, overview of all meds patient is currently taking and all that have been discontinued for past 2 wks |
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