Continuous/ Tritratable Drug Infusions – Documenting the Amount Infused
How to document the amount infused for a Continuous/ Tritratable drug infusion
You can document the amount of medications infused via Drug Chart or the Intake and Output band in the Assessments/ Fluid Balance screen
Drug Chart
Click onto the blue square for the correct IV prescription
Change the From and To fields to match the time period being documented
Enter the volume for the medication that has been dispensed in the Infuse volume (mL) field and click the Apply button
Click Sign (green tick)
The completed details will appear on the Drug Chart
Assessments/ Fluid Balance
Please note: to record an infused amount directly from Assessments/ Fluid Balance the start of the infusion must previously have been documented
In the Intake and Output band select the relevant time column (or right click the time in the column header to insert the Time/Date)
Double clicking in the field for the prescription will automatically populate it with an amount infused that corresponds to the current rate of infusion
Adjust the amount as necessary and Sign the record using the green tick
