Below is a list of our PRN Reasons and we do require the physician to
specify the reason. I believe this is a Joint Commission requirement,
but even if it isn't, is the nurse supposed to just guess for
medications that may be used to treat different symptoms?
Mnemonic Name Category Mnemonic
1 AGITATION AGITATION CNS
2 ALRG/AGIT SEVERE ALLERGY/AGITATION CNS
3 ANXIETY ANXIETY CNS
4 CONSP CONSTIPATION GI
5 DIARRHEA DIARRHEA GI
6 DISCOMFORT DISCOMFORT PAIN
7 DIZZY DIZZINESS CNS
8 ERYTHEMA ERYTHEMA DERM
9 EYE ON CALL FOR EYE EXAM DERM
10 FEVER FEVER CNS
11 FEVER/PAIN FEVER OR PAIN PAIN
12 FLUSH FLUSH LINE CARDIO
13 IRRITATION IRRITATION DERM
14 ITCHING ITCHING / PRURITIS PAIN
15 NAUSEA NAUSEA GI
16 PAIN PAIN PAIN
17 PREMEDICAT PREMEDICATION PAIN
18 PRURITUS PRURITUS DERM
19 SEDATION SEDATION CNS
20 SEIZURE SEIZURE CNS
1 SLEEP SLEEP / INSOMNIA CNS
2 THERAPY BEFORE OR AFTER THERAPY PAIN
3 VOMITING VOMITING GI
4 WHEEZING WHEEZING RESP
Tim Brady
Director of Information Systems
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
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Of Nelson, Mary - IL
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:08 PM
To: Tara Mcnamara; Meditech L
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] POM PRN Reasons
Tara,
We do not require our physicians to put in PRN reasons. As a matter of
fact, we never even built the PRN reason dictionary.
Mary Nelson, RN, BSN
Senior Applications Analyst
Information Services
Marianjoy Rehab Hospital
Phone: 630.909.7804
Pager: 630.680.0046
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Of Tara Mcnamara
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:41 PM
To: Meditech L
Subject: [MEDITECH-L] POM PRN Reasons
Hi All,
I am being told that a PRN reason is required for all PRN meds.
1. If you are live with POM, are you making your physicians put in PRN
reasons?
2. Can you share your PRN reason dictionary with me?
Thanks
Tara McNamara MT (ASCP)
Meditech Analyst
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands
Ph: 508-833-4025
Fx: 508-833-4056
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