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Drug Orders Review
Here's a quick review of important points about drug orders.
Reading and transcribing drug orders
Make sure the drug order includes all of the following information:
drug name
dose
administration route
time and frequency of administration.
Using military time
To write single-digit times from 1:00 a.m. to 12:59 p.m., put a zero before the time and remove the colon. (Example: 4:00 a.m. is 0400 hours)
To write double-digit times from 1:00 a.m. to 12:59 p.m., just remove the colon. (Example: 12:00 p.m. [noon] is 1200 hours)
To write times from 1:00 p.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight), add 1200 to the hour and remove the colon. (Example: 9:00 p.m. is 2100 hours)
Minutes after the hour remain the same. (Example: 10:36 p.m. is 2236 hours)
Administering drugs
Give within 30 minutes of the specified time.
Record the actual administration time.
If the drug is discontinued, make sure the LIP writes a new order.
With each order, ensure that the appropriate drug is being administered.