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 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.
Overview
The NIMC local management guidelines provide information on:
User guides
The following guides have been developed for NIMC users.
The Commission has a training course on using the national standard medication charts.
NIMC and PBS HMC resources and tools
Clozapine titration chart
The clozapine titration chart records the prescribing, monitoring and administration of clozapine titration.