I am reaching out to inquire if any organizations currently using Epic have a system solution to prompt the appropriate transfer of medications when patients change level of care within the hospital?
Currently, within our organization the onus is on the responsibility of the out-going RN to ensure medications, whether patient own supply used during their stay or medications sent from pharmacy and stocked within the Omnicell patient specific bin (PSB) being transferred to the receiving unit.

Hello everyone,

Does anyone have any policies/procedures/standard work for what to do with narcotic drips on transfer and how/where to document?

When a patient is transferred IN, do you dispose of the prior bag and hang your own bag? How do you document that disposal?

When a patient is transferred OUT, does the drip go with the patient?

How do you handle transferring a patient on a PCA? Our nurses wanted me to ask as they are thinking of restricting the practice.