Local Administration Times and Dose Codes
Setting up Dosage Codes and Administration Times (4:29)
Managing Local Administration Times and Dose Codes
To manage local administration times that are used at a home by home basis:
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select MDS - From the Care home drop down menu, select the required care home.
- Select Care home information
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The Nursing Home Details screen displays.

To amend local administration times that are used at a home by home basis:
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From Times, select the administration time slot you want to amend, for example, MORN.
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Select Change
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The Enter Time screen displays.
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Enter the updated time, for example, 8AM, and select OK
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The time updates accordingly.

To add a dose code to an local administration time slot, used at a home by home basis:
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From Times, select the administration time slot that you want to add a dose code to.
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Select Change
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The Enter Time screen displays.
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Select Add
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The Find Direction screen displays:
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Within Text, search for the required direction, for example, After food.
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Select Find
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All directions that match your search term display.
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Select the required direction and select OK
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The dose code is added to the administration time slot: