Manual Programming—Secondary Infusion (Pump Module) (Continued)
•
If selected drug had "_ _ / _ _ mL" concentration, drug
amount and diluent volume need to be entered.
•
If selected drug is not weight-based, Not Used is
displayed in
•
If hospital/facility practice guidelines identify selected
drug as weight-based, prompt for a patient weight in
kilograms or BSA appear (as in illustrated example,
which reflects use of Methotrexate).
5.
Verify correct parameters and press
confirm.
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If the programmed total dose drug amount is outside
the Soft Limit for that care area, an audio alert sounds
and a visual prompt appears before programming can
continue. If Yes soft key is pressed, programming
continues; if No soft key is pressed, infusion needs to
be reprogrammed.
•
If the programmed total dose drug amount is outside
the Hard Limit for that care area, an audio alert sounds
and a visual prompt appears before programming can
continue. Infusion needs to be reprogrammed.
•
If a dose outside of Soft Limits has been entered and
verified as correct, Message Display also shows either
"LLL" for a low dose or "
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If a Soft Limit is overridden, G icon is displayed. When
G soft key is pressed, all applicable out-of-range limits
are listed.
Manual Programming with Guardrails Suite MX
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Infusion (Continued)
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PATIENT WEIGHT
" for a high dose.
soft key to
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Alaris System User Manual – with v9.33 Model 8015
FU
RATE (mL/h)
CHANNEL
SELECT
PAUSE
CHANNEL
OFF
RESTART
A
Guardrails Drug Setup
Methotrexate
DRUG
6840
mg
AMOUNT
DILUENT
20
mL
VOLUME
_ _ _
2
BSA
m
_ _ _
2
mg/m
DOSE =
[Conc]: 1.7 mg/mL
>Enter BSA
DRUG
PRIMARY
LIBRARY
Pump and Syringe Modules Section