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Order medicines and tests from the ward

Raise a pharmacy order or a lab order for an admitted patient straight from the bed card.

When the doctor asks for a medicine or a test, the ward raises the order from the patient's bed card. You add the items to a pending list and then sign the list. Signing sends the order to the pharmacy or the laboratory.

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Who can do this: nurses and ward staff with Ward Management rights

Where: Nursing Work Bench › Ward Management › three dots on the bed › Medication Orders or Test Orders

Before you start​

  • The patient is admitted to a bed. See Admit a patient.
  • The medicine is in the pharmacy's stock, and the test exists as a lab service.

Order medicines​

  1. Go to Nursing Work Bench › Ward Management and find the patient's bed. See See the patients in your ward.
  2. Click the three dots on the bed card and choose Medication Orders. Order Details opens on the Pharmacy Order tab, with the patient's name at the top.
  3. Type the first letters of the medicine in Medicine and pick it from the list. The list shows the quantity in stock beside each name.
  4. Type the Quantity. Add Special Instructions if the doctor gave any.
  5. Click Add. The medicine moves to Pending Medicines to Sign. A medicine in the pending list
  6. Repeat for each medicine. Use the pencil or bin icon on a line to change or remove it.
  7. Click Sign Orders. The pending list clears and the order goes to the pharmacy. Click Print first if you need a paper copy.

Order a lab test​

  1. On the bed card, click the three dots and choose Test Orders. Or click the Lab Order tab in Order Details.
  2. Type the test in Lab Service and pick it. Rate fills in. The Lab Order tab
  3. Click Add. The test moves to Pending Lab Services to Sign, with a Grand Total.
  4. Click Sign Orders. The order goes to the laboratory, and Past Lab Orders lists it with its status.

Good to know​

  • Nothing is sent until you click Sign Orders. Leaving the screen drops the pending list.
  • A signed order shows to the ward nurse under New orders in SC Nursing.
  • The other tabs of Order Details are Medication Administration, Pharmacy Return Requisition and Treatment Plan.
  • Click Cancel to go back to the ward board.

Troubleshooting​

What you seeWhat it meansWhat to do
The medicine is not in the listIt is not an item in the pharmacy, or the name is typed differently.Type fewer letters, or ask the pharmacy to add the item.
Sorry, suggestions could not be loaded.The medicine list did not load.Type the name again.
Nothing happens on AddMedicine is not picked from the list, or Quantity is empty.Pick the medicine from the list and type a quantity of 1 or more.
The bed menu item does nothing and a red message appearsYour role is not allowed to raise orders for a patient's bill.Ask your administrator for the right.