Administering and recording medications

This section explains how to administer and log medications and fluids, how to log doses after they were administered, what to do if a dose is delayed or missing, how to record that a dose was not administered, and what to do if something adverse happens.

You administer medications from the MAR Medicines Administration Record. Also known as drug chart. A list of all medication prescribed and administered (given)..

Here are some articles to get you started.

Get familiar with the MAR and the administering process

• Read about the MAR

Flagging a medication for review

If you think the medication on the MAR needs to be reviewed you can place it on a hard or soft review.

• Read about flagging and reviewing medications