Dispensing from ADS Cabinets (Ch 9)
When is an order added to a patient's ADS profile? - ANS-When the order is verified by
rph
A physician orders a morphine 5mg/mL syringe for his patient. Epic picks a dispense
location of ADS LOAD PHARMACY. Why? What will this order show as the dispense
location on the MAR? - ANS-Why? because its a narcotic and the hospital wants this to
be dispensed from an ADS cabinet - however, it is currently not loaded at the ADS that
services this patient;
Location shown on MAR? Pharmacy to load in ADS
A nurse just took the last acetaminophen-codeine tablet out of the 1 East ADS, so the
pocket is empty. True/False: Epic will choose the ADS LOAD PHARMACY as the
dispense location for a new order for acetaminophen-codeine tablets. - ANS-False - it
will not change dispense location - Why? because this drug is still "Loaded" into a
pocket here
Define ADS Patient profile - ANS-The profiles of patients that this particular ADS
cabinet services; Cindy's profile will show all the meds that she currently has active
orders for AND that are Loaded in that ADS cabinet (or everything on her MAR if set up
that way)
Where is the ADS Load Pharmacy? - ANS-A fake dispense location that doesn't
physically exist, but has a PHR record and EFY associated
Define Load vs Stocking the ADS cabinet - ANS-Load = telling the ADS cabinet to
assign a pocket to XYZ drug and this spot is reserved for that drug only -- this causes
the EFY to update to include XYZ;
Stocking = refilling the pocket with tablets that are assigned to that pocket
Where does the ADS Load label print? - ANS-At the central pharmacy
Define ADS Unload - ANS-When a drug is unassigned to a pocket, updates the EFY for
that ADS/PHR
Describe what orders will be added to a patient's ADS profile - ANS-Verified orders of
drugs that are loaded into that cabinet (on it's EFY)
, Describe what happens when a dose is pulled from the ADS cabinet - ANS-Message
sent to Epic from ADS console --> MAR is updated to show med has been given
Describe why an order would have a dispense location of ADS Load Pharmacy - ANS-If
this drug is meant to be dispensed from a cabinet, but the drug is not loaded on the
cabinets that service that patient
Describe how an order that needs to be loaded into a cabinet appears on the MAR -
ANS-Dispense from: ADS Load Pharmacy; a label will print notifying the techs to go to
that unit to load the drug
Describe what happens when an order has a dispense location of ADS Load Pharmacy
- ANS-A label will print at central pharmacy notifying the techs to go to that unit and load
the drug
Describe the purpose of an ADS "load label" - ANS-Notifies the techs to go to that unit
and load the drug
Describe when the EFY for an ADS cabinet will update - ANS-When a tech
loads/unloads medications from the pockets in that cabinet, an interface message is
sent from ADS console to Epic
Describe what happens when a medication is loaded into an ADS cabinet - ANS-An
interface message is sent from ADS console to Epic --> EFY for that PHR is updated -->
Dispense locations for all patients on that unit who take that drug are updated
What is the name of the central location that controls info @ all ADS cabinets? -
ANS-Console
What does it mean if the ADS cabinets are "Non-profiled"? An example of where this
might be useful? - ANS-All meds in the entire cabinet show up and a list of all the
patients that this ADS serves; surgical area, where an order might not be placed within
Epic for the drug you need to give your patient
What does it mean if the ADS cabinets are "Profiled"? - ANS-When you select the
patient's name, the list displays only that patient's medications, and only what's in that
ADS cabinet that they could have; the nurse is only able to pull specific meds
When is an order added to a patient's ADS profile? - ANS-When the order is verified by
rph
A physician orders a morphine 5mg/mL syringe for his patient. Epic picks a dispense
location of ADS LOAD PHARMACY. Why? What will this order show as the dispense
location on the MAR? - ANS-Why? because its a narcotic and the hospital wants this to
be dispensed from an ADS cabinet - however, it is currently not loaded at the ADS that
services this patient;
Location shown on MAR? Pharmacy to load in ADS
A nurse just took the last acetaminophen-codeine tablet out of the 1 East ADS, so the
pocket is empty. True/False: Epic will choose the ADS LOAD PHARMACY as the
dispense location for a new order for acetaminophen-codeine tablets. - ANS-False - it
will not change dispense location - Why? because this drug is still "Loaded" into a
pocket here
Define ADS Patient profile - ANS-The profiles of patients that this particular ADS
cabinet services; Cindy's profile will show all the meds that she currently has active
orders for AND that are Loaded in that ADS cabinet (or everything on her MAR if set up
that way)
Where is the ADS Load Pharmacy? - ANS-A fake dispense location that doesn't
physically exist, but has a PHR record and EFY associated
Define Load vs Stocking the ADS cabinet - ANS-Load = telling the ADS cabinet to
assign a pocket to XYZ drug and this spot is reserved for that drug only -- this causes
the EFY to update to include XYZ;
Stocking = refilling the pocket with tablets that are assigned to that pocket
Where does the ADS Load label print? - ANS-At the central pharmacy
Define ADS Unload - ANS-When a drug is unassigned to a pocket, updates the EFY for
that ADS/PHR
Describe what orders will be added to a patient's ADS profile - ANS-Verified orders of
drugs that are loaded into that cabinet (on it's EFY)
, Describe what happens when a dose is pulled from the ADS cabinet - ANS-Message
sent to Epic from ADS console --> MAR is updated to show med has been given
Describe why an order would have a dispense location of ADS Load Pharmacy - ANS-If
this drug is meant to be dispensed from a cabinet, but the drug is not loaded on the
cabinets that service that patient
Describe how an order that needs to be loaded into a cabinet appears on the MAR -
ANS-Dispense from: ADS Load Pharmacy; a label will print notifying the techs to go to
that unit to load the drug
Describe what happens when an order has a dispense location of ADS Load Pharmacy
- ANS-A label will print at central pharmacy notifying the techs to go to that unit and load
the drug
Describe the purpose of an ADS "load label" - ANS-Notifies the techs to go to that unit
and load the drug
Describe when the EFY for an ADS cabinet will update - ANS-When a tech
loads/unloads medications from the pockets in that cabinet, an interface message is
sent from ADS console to Epic
Describe what happens when a medication is loaded into an ADS cabinet - ANS-An
interface message is sent from ADS console to Epic --> EFY for that PHR is updated -->
Dispense locations for all patients on that unit who take that drug are updated
What is the name of the central location that controls info @ all ADS cabinets? -
ANS-Console
What does it mean if the ADS cabinets are "Non-profiled"? An example of where this
might be useful? - ANS-All meds in the entire cabinet show up and a list of all the
patients that this ADS serves; surgical area, where an order might not be placed within
Epic for the drug you need to give your patient
What does it mean if the ADS cabinets are "Profiled"? - ANS-When you select the
patient's name, the list displays only that patient's medications, and only what's in that
ADS cabinet that they could have; the nurse is only able to pull specific meds
