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Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:29
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Jim Galasso
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Level Reminders
Greetings,
We have been having issues with our lab and nursing coordinating the appropriate time to draw medication levels (mainly vancomycin). On most occasions, the medication is infusing while the the lab is being drawn. All lab and medication orders are timed appropriately. Our hospital uses Cerner for our healthcare information system. I would like to have the ability to place a level reminder on the MAR to alert the nurse that a level has been ordered. I was wondering if any hospital has had this similar issue and how it was fixed.
Thanks,
Jim Galasso
