Entering Medications on the MAR

Entering Medications on the MAR

This knowledge base article is for inpatient facilities utilizing the MAR. Training is required before the MAR can be enabled for your account. For scheduling, please contact ICANotes.    Medications can be ordered from multiple notes, including the Complete Assessment, Prescriber Progress Note, and the Nursing Progress Note. Instructions for each follow below:   Complete Assessment   1. If you are seeing the patient for an admission, on the Finish Initial tab click the Medication Reconciliation button to apply any medications that the patient is currently taking.    Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR   If you need assistance with using the Medication Reconciliation, see our How To Use Medication Reconciliation (for medications) Knowledge Base Article.     2. When you continue or continue but change, be sure to fill in the fields: Order/verb, Medicine, Dose, Route, and Timing. You will receive an error message if you miss one of these five fields.    Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR     Example of error message where one of the five fields was left blank:   Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR     3. Next, go to Medications and click the Enter button.    Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR     4. Be sure to fill in the fields: Medication Direction, Medicine, Dose, Route, and Timing. You will receive an error message if you miss one of these five fields. When finished, click Done, compile your note, and electronically sign it from the Finished Note preview screen.   Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR     Example of error message where one of the five fields was left blank:   Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR       5. Once all of the information has been added for the Complete Assessment, click Compile this Note button to save the note and push the medications to the MAR.   Screenshot for Entering Medications on the MAR       Prescriber Progress Not

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