Term | Definition |
automated dispensing technology | Electronic storage cabinets or robotics that secure medications and dispence the to nurses or other caregivers. |
auxiliary prescription lable | A lable affixed to a drug product that alerts users to special handling or administrative concerns. |
centralized dispensing automation | Technology that assists in the selection and dispencing of drug products that are located in a central location, such as the pharmacy, and that can include robotics and carousels that use bar code scanning to select and label drug products for patients |
computer physician order entry (CPOE) | The entering of patient orders directly into a computer system. |
decentralized automation system | Drug distribution devices placed in patient care areas. |
electronic medication administration record (eMAR) | A component of the computerized patient medical record in which nurses and other healthcare providers document times and dates when a medication was administered to the patient. |
medication administration recored (MAR) | A component of the paper patient medical record in which nurses and other healthcare providers document times and dates when a medication was administered to the patient. |
medication order | A written, electron, telephone, or verbal request for a patient medication in an important setting. |
mnemonic | A shorthanded name for a drug product that facilitates faster computer data entry. |
patient identification number | A unique code that identifies a given patient (for example, a medical record number) or a patient and specified adminisson date (for example, an account number). |
patient profile | A list of information about a patient, including name, identification number, birth date, lab values, admitting and secondary diagnoses, room and bed number, names of admitting and consulting physicians, medication history, and clinical comments. |
primary prescription label | A label, affixed to a dispensed drug product, that contains legally requiered information, including pharmacy info, patient info, drug info and instructions, sequential prescription number, and lot number. |
STAT | Abbreviation of the Latin word statim, meaning immediately; commonly used on medication orders to indicate the need for a drug right away. |