Unit Dose 7® Webstersystem
Less wastage, more accountability
Reducing wastage of expensive medications is always a priority for nursing
staff and carers in aged care homes, and a concern for residents and relatives.
As only one type of medication is packed into each blister compartment, ceased
medications are easily handled using Unit Dose 7. By applying a unique ceased
label to the column of ceased medication, the rest of the pack can continue to
be used until the end of the weekly cycle. Therefore, medication wastage is minimised
as the pack does not have to be returned to the pharmacy.
The coloured pill images
on the packs are actual size further assisting in identification. Each Unit Dose
7 pack clearly displays the brand prescribed by the doctor, the brand dispensed
by the pharmacy and the generic name of the medication, reducing confusion and
time wasted verifying the correct medication.
It is important that your medication
management system has the following safeguards:
- Being a unit dose system, medications
can be ceased or withheld without compromising the rest of the medications within
the pack
- A resident photograph minimises the risk of medication being given
to the wrong person, especially in the case where agency staff are administering
medications and may not be familiar with the residents
- The pill image and description
allows you to confidently identify medication before administering
- Ceased Medication
is easily identified and by applying a ceased label to the pack, wastage of medication
is reduced
- Unit Dose 7 is a complete system which includes effective management
of PRN, antibiotic, S8 medication and warfarin medication
- Brand ordered, brand
supplied and the generic name is clearly identifiable on the pack
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Medication Management Reports
Helping with ACFI Implementation
For ACFI compliance, Aged Care Homes require
evidence to meet their funding claims.
Webstercare has an extensive range of
reports to assist you in providing documentation in areas where funding is critical
and put in place programs and/or procedures to assist with work that needs to
be done to ensure maximum funding is obtained for the services provided.
A range
of reports enables you to be completely informed of each resident’s medication
history. For example:
- The Clinical Correlation Report details all dosage changes
and ceased medications over a period of time. The invaluable information contained
within this one report can be used to associate falls with medication changes.
This information would otherwise be a time consuming process to obtain through
auditing medication charts.
- Psychotropic Drug Usage Reports can be used as
a benchmark to measure the use of psychotropic drugs over a period of time and/or
to benchmark your usage against other aged care homes.
- Patient Medication Profiles
provide a complete medication profile including packed, non packed and PRN medications.
- All reports have a diagnosis field that ensures important diagnosis relating
to behavioural areas are documented.
- These reports have been enthusiastically
received by a range of people across the aged care industry including care managers
and nursing staff.
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