Quick Reference — To verify IV medication orders for an individual patient

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1. Display the patient's Orders page: In the patient chart, click the arrow in the green workflow menu (at the upper right) and select Go to Order Verification. (The options available in the green workflow menu depend on your user role.)

2. Under Unverified Orders, click the IV order to verify.
3. Ordered by — The person who ordered the medication.
4. Schedule — Review the medication administration schedule information (Frequency, First dose, Last administered)
   Notes:
   • Last administered only appears after the first dose has been administered.
   • Pharmacists can edit the administration schedule for a medication order if necessary. See To edit the medication administration schedule for unverified orders for more information.
     
5. Administration qty. — Typically, the default value is calculated automatically and validated based on the ordered dose amount, although it can be edited. If you enter a value different from the ordered dose amount, you receive a warning.
   For some orders (for example, continuous IV orders) the field is empty, and a message appears next to it, stating that the field couldn't be checked. You should enter the estimated total volume of the IV to administer.
6. Dispensables / Dispensed as — Select the dispensable.
   

Verify the order details

7. Infusion details — Verify that the correct option is selected (Push, No Dilution, Dilution).
   
   Additional fields may appear, based on the selected option:
   Push — No further action is necessary.
   No Dilution — Verify or complete the Infusion rate field. If the ordering provider did not specify infusion details in the order, you must complete the Infusion details fields.
   Dilution — Verify or select a diluent from the list. If there is one packaged drug in the formulary that maps to the premixed dispensable you selected, the package size is populated automatically.
   Verify or complete the Concentration fields. The Infusion rate field populates automatically.
8. Diluent Dispensable — Verify or update the diluent dispensable.
9. Administration Note — Describe how the medication is administered, for example, the site (arm, hand, etc.).
10. Note — Enter any additional note about this order (optional).
11. Check the checkbox to the left of the medication name. The left-hand bar turns green.
12. Click Verify Orders. The order appears under the Verified Orders heading.
    Both verified and unverified orders also appear in the Medications chart tab under Active Medications.
    
    Note: When you verify a premix medication, the medication preparation task is closed automatically.
13. Click Print Labels to print the order label.