Medication Administration/Follow up notes have been updated to make it easier for you to enter notes and to create and complete follow up notes.

Updates to Administration Notes:

Resident Information - The Administration Notes window now shows the resident's information at the top including Name, Chart Number, Bed, Allergies, Diagnosis and Diet to make it consistent across the MAR
Medication Information - Shows which medication the administration note is being recorded for along with details such as the instructions
Administration Status - Shows the current status of the medication schedule being viewed and the date and time of the administration if there is an administration record
Persistent Previous Notes -Shows all historical notes that have been recorded for the medication order
Search - Allows the historical notes to be filtered easily to find specific notes. Searching can find notes from any of the fields

Add an Administration Note

To add an administration note click on the Note button
Enter the note in the note box and Click Add Note
Now you have saved an administration note, the Note button for this medication will turn blue
If the administration note you are recording requires a follow up you can tick the box for 'follow-up required' to enter the follow up date and time, then add the note
The note button will then show as red meaning that a follow up note is required.

To complete a follow up click on the red note button
Tick the checkbox on the left hand side of the follow up you wish to complete to fill in your follow up note.
Fill in the details of your follow-up note (your actions and their outcome), the date and time this was actually completed and click ‘Save’.
Once all follow ups have been completed the note button will change from red back to blue.
You can then click the button again to enter a new administration note.