Documentation
You should check this in order to determine when certain vital signs are due.
What is the eMAR on Therap (on the computer)?
What is false?
This document should accompany every visit and be filled out at the end.
What is the consultation form?
This is the name of our pharmacy.
What is Everspring?
You call this person if you have a medical concern after 5pm or on a weekend.
Who is the nurse on call?
This is how often bowel movements should be tracked in Therap (under intake & elimination).
What is every shift?
You document a medication error in these two places on Therap.
What is the GER and a t-log?
You should call this person after any appointment, StationMD appointment, or ER/urgent care visit, especially if there are new orders.
Who is the nurse?
This is who you will contact FIRST is you notice any discrepancies in your pharmacy delivery (depending on what time it is noticed).
Who is Everspring Pharmacy?
Name any of the fatal five (think CAGEDS).
What is: constipation, aspiration, GERD, epilepsy, dehydration, and sepsis.
You use this to check someone's oxygen saturation.
What is a pulse oximeter?
This person is responsible for reporting a medication error.
Who is whoever discovered it?
At the end of each appointment, you should have at least one of these papers uploaded to Therap appointments.
What is the after visit summary (AVS) or the signed consultation form?
This is where you might go for an OTC medication that Everspring is unavailable to fill when needed.
What is a local retail pharmacy?
You should always read through these at the beginning of your shift, before administering medications, and near the end of your shift.
What are the t-logs and/or t-notes?
This term means how often someone breathes in and out over the course of one minute.
What is the respiratory rate?
You should do this to the bubble pack after you "pop out" the medication.
What is initial and date it?
True or false: The annual physical with our individuals' PCPs should include a "review of body systems" in the after visit summary.
This is how you should take credit for receiving and checking the medication delivery.
What is write a t-log?
You should document this about an hour after giving a PRN medication.
What is the follow-up/effectiveness/results?
Weights are obtained and documented this often at this time unless otherwise noted in the eMAR.
What is the 1st and 15th of the month in the morning?
This is the most dangerous outcome of a medication error.
What is death?
If a medication arrives from Everspring, and it is not on the eMAR, you should do this (especially if they had an appointment recently).
What is call the nurse and check to see if the AVS/consult form has been uploaded to any recent appointments?
This is what you should you do immediately upon receiving controlled substances from a pharmacy delivery.
What is check the shipping invoice with the actual medication for discrepancies?
What is True?