Get Narcotic Count Sheet Form

Date and time of the order. Drug name. Dose, frequency, and route. Name/Signature of the prescriber.

◦ The general standard of practice for documenting usage of liquid controlled medications is to record the starting volume from the label, record each dose administered, subtract the dose administered from the previously recorded volume, and record the remaining amount.

A Medication Administration Record (MAR, or eMAR for electronic versions), commonly referred to as a drug chart, is the report that serves as a legal record of the drugs administered to a patient at a facility by a health care professional. The MAR is a part of a patient's permanent record on their medical chart.

Name of medication, dosage, route, time, An area for staff signatures, initials or other means for agency-specific staff identification. Acronyms are used to describe the reasons why medications were not given.

A complete medication order must include the client's full name, the date and the time of the order, the name of the medication, the ordered dosage, and the form of the medication, the route of administration, the time or frequency of administration, and the signature of the ordering physician or licensed independent ...

The narcotic count sheet must be completed by two (2) staff at the end of each shift for all narcotics or scheduled II drugs whether given by nurse or staff.

The nurse will enter the patient's name, the medication, the dosage, and the route of administration. The system will then open either the patient's individual drawer or the narcotic drawer to dispense the specific medication.

Examples of Schedule V substances include: cough preparations containing not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams (Robitussin AC®, with Codeine®), and ezogabine.