Metro medDISPENSE - Manual (Page 2)

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End of Shift Count
 Sign on to the medDISPENSE unit.
 Select the Main Menu button.
 Select the Inventory Maintenance button.
 Select the End of Shift count button.
 Notice the Controlled Drugs option is selected.
You may elect to count Non-Controlled or ALL meds using the option buttons at the top of the
screen.
 Select the Start (End of Shift) Count button.
 A witness must also sign on to the system before proceeding.
 Enter the amount found in the designated drawer and press the Next Drug button (or press the
<ENTER> key).
 Once all the selected medications have been inventoried, you will be notified with the message:
“All required items have been counted. If you need to count all items, press the <Reset to
Count All> button.”
 Select the <OK> button.
Always remember to Sign Off the medDISPENSE system.
Dispensing Medication to a Patient with Profile
 Sign on to the medDISPENSE unit.
 Select Dispense to Patient, if the patient list does not appear automatically.
 Search for the desired patient; select by touching name on the screen.
 Select the desired medication, if found, by touching its name on the screen.
 If medication not found, select Override the Profile.
The system may ask for a witness when dispensing an Override medication.
 Select a quantity for the desired medication and press <ENTER>.
 If more medications are desired, repeat the steps above.
 Press the <PRESS TO OPEN DRAWER> button on the screen.
 Remove the requested amount from the drawer.
 Press the <PRESS HERE TO ACCESS NEXT ITEM> button, if applicable.
 Press the <PRESS HERE WHEN DONE> button on the screen.
 Be sure to sign off when finished dispensing.
Always remember to Sign Off the medDISPENSE system.