Pyxis Not Displaying Suffix (Jr./Sr.) for Nursing

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Wed, 01/22/2020 - 16:02
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Matthew T. Beaulac
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Pyxis Not Displaying Suffix (Jr./Sr.) for Nursing

Hello,

We recently had a near miss event at our institution where 2 patients with the same name (one Jr, one Sr.) almost received medications intended for the other patient.

Upon review, one of the gaps we identified was that the patient suffix does not display for nurses on Pyxis ES console. According to our BD Carefusion representative, the patient suffix information is transmitted over to Pyxis, but is information only and cannot be displayed for nursing at the console.

We have escalated this issue with BD Carefusion, but I am curious if other sites have encountered this challenge and/or have identified solutions.

Thank you,

Matt Beaulac

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