Local Administration Times and Dose Codes

Managing Local Administration Times and Dose Codes

To manage local administration times that are used at a home by home basis:

  1. From the MDS screen .
  2. From the Care home drop down menu, select the required Care home.
  3. Select the Care home information button.

  1. The Nursing Home Details screen displays.

To amend local administration times that are used at a home by home basis:

  1. From Times, select the administration time slot you want to amend, for example, 6AM.

  2. Select Change .

Note - To remove an administration time, select Clear .

  1. The Enter Time screen displays.

  2. Enter the updated time, for example, 8AM, and select OK .

  1. The time updates accordingly.

To add a dose code to an local administration time slot, used at a home by home basis:

  1. From Times, select the administration time slot that you want to add a dose code to.

  2. Select Change .

  1. The Enter Time screen displays.

  2. Select Add .

Note - To remove an dose code, select Remove .

  1. The Find Direction screen displays.

  2. Within Text, search for the required direction, for example, After food.

  3. Select Find .

  1. All directions that match your search term display.

  2. Select the required direction and select OK .

  1. The dose code is added to the administration time slot.