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Change the dose rate of a medication

To show that you changed the dose rate of a medication, you must stop the medication, and add the medication to the flowsheet again. As a result, other staff can see that you changed the dose rate of the medication.

  • Make sure that the flowsheet has the applicable medication
  • Make sure that you completed a treatment task of the applicable medication
To change the dose rate, do this procedure.
  1. Select the applicable patient card.
    SmartFlow shows the patient's flowsheet.
  2. Select the pencil button.
    The pencil button
    SmartFlow shows buttons that you can use to add treatments to the flowsheet and make changes to flowsheet treatments.
  3. Find and select the applicable medication.
    SmartFlow shows the settings of the medication.
  4. Select D/C.
    The D/C button
    SmartFlow shows the Discontinue From dialog box.
  5. Use the Discontinue From box to select the date and time that you changed the dose rate of the medication.
    The Discontinue From dialog box
  6. Select Discontinue.
    The medication shows a gray color to identify that you stopped the medication.
  7. Select the plus button that is adjacent to Medication.
    The plus button
    SmartFlow shows your organizations medications.
  8. Find and select the applicable medication.
    SmartFlow shows the settings of the medication.
  9. In the Dosage box, enter the new dose rate.
  10. Make the other settings as necessary.
  11. Select Done.
    The Done button
The flowsheet shows the new dose rate of the medication: