Floor Stock Medication Guidelines

Drugs on the nursing station or ward may be divided in to.

Floor stock medication guidelines.

Mobile dispensary unit it is a specially constructed stainless steel truck it measures 60 inches high 48 inches wide and 25 inches deep 16. Elements of care the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medications 1 therefore pharmacists shall be. Traditional floor stock systems have included storage rooms filled with bulk ordered inventory drug cabinets with an inventory of one to several days worth of drugs and drug carts loaded by pharmacists each day with a day s worth of medications according to the canadian journal of hospital pharmacy. Under this system the drugs are given to the patient through the nursing station and the pharmacy supplies from the drug store of a hospital.

Certain elements of these guidelines may be applicable to other health care settings or may be useful in evaluating the scope and quality of pharmacy services. Ward unit inspection 2 1 unit dose system all medications dispensed to patients in the wards should be kept in individually labelled drawers or trays in the medication trolleys for patients. Products with abbreviated discard dates a. Inventory all concentrated electrolytes in the organization and perform an fmea.

Open dates on floor stock containers b. Be sure to evaluate the look alike potential of product containers. B dispensing of non charge floor stock drugs these are medicaments placed at the nursing station for the use of all patients on the floor drug basket method 15. After office hours supply iii.

A charge floor stock drugs b non charge floor stock drugs. Nurses reach out to me regularly with questions concerning medication administration and preparation. Floor stock emergency trolleys medication ii. One reader asked about a nurse s responsibilities when drawing up an injectible medication but not administering it and specifically wanted to know about the documentation duties affiliated with the draw up.

2 complete floor stock system. D any medications returned by ambulatory patients e improperly stored medications f any open or used i v. Supplies for discharged patients v. General pharmacy policies b.

Guidelines for more detailed descriptions. Conduct regular rounds at affiliated outpatient facilities and on inpatient units to verify floor stock and ensure safe storage of medications. Perform failure mode and effects analysis fmea. Medications should be routinely reviewed and adjusted based on medication prescribing patterns utilization and specific unit needs taking into account typical patient ages and diagnoses.

Standard stock medication should be identified and approved for each patient care area.