Medication treatment settings

After you add a medication treatment to a patient's flowsheet, SmartFlow shows treatment settings for the medication. Use the settings to record information about the medication and when to do the treatment.

Figure 1. Settings for a medication treatment

This table shows each setting of a medication treatment and its function:


Setting	Function		Can a template use the setting information?
Start at (o'clock)	Use Start at (o'clock) to set the start time of the treatment task.		Only for fixed-time templates.
Continue every (hours)	Use Continue every (hours) to set select the frequency that the scheduled treatment tasks occur.		Yes.
Instructions	Use Instructions to enter information that SmartFlow shows when you do the treatment.		Yes.
Concentration	The Concentration boxes show: The concentration of the medication The unit of measurement of the concentration		Yes.
CRI	If you set CRI to YES: The Infusion rate per box makes these settings available: min day hour The Infusion rate per selection that you make also shows in: The Dosage settings (for example, `/min` or `/hour`) The Total dose settings (for example, `/min` or `/hour`) Note: The patient's flowsheet only shows the total dose of a medication as `ml/hr` because flowsheets show treatments for each hour.		Yes.
Route	Use Route to select the applicable route of administration. You can select: Bag CRI For CRI IM in bag IV OD OS OU PO REC SQ TOP Note: You can enter text in the Route box. For example, if you dispensed a medication for a patient to take home, you can enter `Dispensed`.		Yes.
Dosage	Use Dosage to enter the quantity of medication. Dosage has related settings that you can use to: Select the unit of measurement for the active ingredient of the medication Select the unit of measurement for the volume		Yes. Tip: Set the units of measurement for Dosage to the same value as Concentration. As a result, it is not necessary to change them each time that you use a template that includes the medication.
Dosage	The available units of measurement for the active ingredient of the medication are: dose drop gm IU mcg mEq mg ml mmol tab units µG	The available units of measurement for the volume are: bag cat dog dose eye kg pt To automatically calculate the total dose, SmartFlow can only use a unit of measurement of kilogram or pound for the volume. If you use a different unit of measurement, SmartFlow does not automatically calculate the total dose. Note: To use pound as the unit of measurement, manually enter `lbs` Note: m2 shows as a unit of measurement that you can select but it does not have a function. Thus, do not select m2.
Total dose	Total dose shows the total quantity of the medication that you give to a patient. After you enter dosage information, SmartFlow automatically calculates the total dose. Note: If you know the total quantity that you want to give to a patient, you can enter the value in Total dose. As a result, SmartFlow automatically calculates the dosage.		No.
Show on flowsheet	Use Show on flowsheet to configure the information that SmartFlow shows in the flowsheet. The flowsheet can show: The medication dosage The total dose of the medication in milligrams The total dose of the medication in milliliters Note: Use the SmartFlow system settings to change the value of Show on flowsheet that SmartFlow uses automatically.		No.

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