Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual page 210

Setting Up PCA Dose + Continuous Infusion
7. To enter loading dose, press
Yes soft key and use numeric data entry keys.
8. Verify parameters are correct and press
key.
• If programmed parameters are outside 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 programmed parameters are outside 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 Soft Limit is overridden, G icon displays. When G
•
soft key is pressed, all applicable out-of-range limits
are listed.
9. Close and lock security door.
10. Verify parameters on second nurse summary screen are
correct and press
• During
PCA
Green Infusing Status Indicator illuminates.
DELIVERING PCA
Display when initiated. Continuous and
name scrolls in Channel Message Display between
doses.
PCA
Volume infused for continuous dose is displayed in
mL/h in Rate Display.
Main Display alternates between volume remaining
and infusion mode with
When
PCA
scrolls in Channel Message Display and resumes
continuous dose.
NOTES:
Time (in hours) associated with Max Limit is automatically
entered based on setup in system configuration.
Loading dose is included in
Max Limit.
3-18
Programming
Infusion Modes (Continued)
(Continued)
LOAD DOSE
START
soft key.
dose + continuous infusion:
scrolls in Channel Message
PCA
dose is complete,
but is not included in
VTBI
soft key, press
CONFIRM
soft
drug
PCA
drug name.
PCA COMPLETE
Guardrails Drug Setup
A
IMS Pre-fill 30mL
1
PCA
DOSE
LOCKOUT
10
INTERVAL
2
CONT
DOSE
MAX
20
_
LIMIT
LOADING
None
DOSE
[Conc]: 1 mg/mL
>Close and Lock Door Then
Press CONFIRM
CHANGE
MODE
A Second Nurse Summary
Morphine
PCA Dose:
Lockout
Interval:
Cont. Dose:
Max Limit:
[Conc]: 1 mg/mL
>Press START
PRO-
PAUSE
GRAM
®
Alaris System (with v9 Model 8000) DFU
PCA Module Section
mg
minutes
mg/h
mg/4 h
CONFIRM
1
mg
10
minutes
2
mg/h
8
mg/4 h
START