EMM can apply to:
New resources
The List aims to:
Labelling Standard tools and resources
Perioperative areas: Labelling resources
The Perioperative labelling poster describes user-applied labelling of medicines and fluids in closed-and open-practice perioperative areas.
Overview
The Commission developed the National Standard for User-applied Labelling of Injectable Medicines, Fluids and Lines (the Labelling Standard) for health professionals to communicate safely:
The National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Hospital Medication Chart (PBS HMC) are not designed for charting and recording administration of oral or enteral nutritional supplements. Use for these purposes may result in:
Uses of adverse drug reaction sticker
The ADR alert sticker is intended to:
It is recommended that Australian hospitals and day procedure centres utilise the NSMC Audit System on a regular basis to identify priority focus areas, implement quality improvement processes and trend improvements.