Provide Anticoagulation Therapy Data For Fondaparinux

• This form can be completed by an MD, PA, NP, RN, or medical student. If completed by an RN or medical student, it must be cosigned. For additional information, see the Overview of Discharge Orders, Instructions, and the Patient Care Referral Form.

• Changes made to discharge medication orders trigger an alert for clinicians if the Patient Discharge Medications List (PDML) has already been saved and printed. See Handling the Notifications When Medications Have Changed After PDML Print. The Order Status for patients whose PDML may require reprinting is Discharge (in red).

• Face Sheet Discharge Orders and Instructions are not available in the newborn nurseries. You cannot access the forms, even if you select a patient from the associated maternity unit lists or from patient lookup.

• If you haven't already:

1. Select the patient and click Face Sheet Discharge (ALT+F) or Discharge (ALT+G).

2. If needed, click the Medications folder to access the form.

• When available for the selected patient's care unit, the Patient Discharge Medication List (PDML) is generated automatically. If prompted, click one of the buttons at the bottom of the message to continue:

• Remind Me Later (ALT+R)—The message will be closed, and presented whenever you open the Medications folder in Discharge.

• Close and Don't Remind Me (ALT+C)—The message will be closed and never presented again.

• Provide anticoagulation therapy data (Fondaparinux)

You are prompted to provide this information for applicable adult medications when you write or select the orders for discharge. To edit this information, select the line in the discharge medication list, then click Edit Anticoagulation Data.

1. Click to select one or more reasons or ordering the medication. For Other, type the reason, then click OK (ALT+O).

2. If appropriate, type to describe special monitoring needs.

3. Click to select a duration option. For defined time frames, type the number of days, weeks, or months.

4. Click OK (ALT+O).

• See also:

• Reconciling pre-admission (PAML), inpatient, and discharge medication orders—Side-by-side Comparison

• Reconciling pre-admission (PAML), inpatient, and discharge medication orders—Vertical Comparison View

• Writing orders for additional medications

• Providing anticoagulation therapy data (warfarin or enoxaparin)

• Reviewing discharge medications

• Viewing, saving, and printing the patient discharge medication list (PDML)

• Editing discharge medication orders

• Writing prescriptions for medications

• Printing prescriptions for all medications with the Rx column checked

• To write and print prescriptions for services, equipment, and supplies, see Writing Prescriptions for Services, Equipment, and Supplies for Discharge.

• Editing prescriptions for medications