If you haven't already, start the medication order. You can search for PCA as the medication name, without selecting a route, to look up all medications that can be administered via patient-controlled epidural analgesia.
Complete the PCA order form:
The concentration for pediatric PCA is set when you select from the med search results. To order a different concentration, click Cancel (ALT+C) and repeat the medication lookup.
Press TAB to move through the fields quickly.
Click the tabs on the index card display in the upper right to view the Dosing Guide for PCA, Associated Orders, and the PCA Analgesia Scoring Guide. The associated orders and scoring guide information is included in the detail (Zoom) view of the order.
Type values for the start dose and PCA dose range. The start dose must be within the dose range.
Type the number of minutes for the lockout time.
Type the milligrams per hour for the continuous flow rate (day and night), and one-hour dose limit.
Type additional instructions as needed.
Click OK (ALT+O).
See also: Ordering medications