GULF DIAGNOSTIC CENTER HOSPITAL

NURSING POLICY

Policy No: MED-NUR-P0051/12 Issue Date : November 2012 Revision No.: Original 01 Revision Date : Next Revision : November 2014 Page 1 of 4

TITLE: TIME INTERVALS TO ACT ON ORDERS FOR TREATMENT

Department Section Distribution : Nursing : Nursing Care : Hospital Wide

TIME INTERVALS TO ACT ON ORDERS FOR TREATMENT

APPROVAL SHEET Prepared by: Name Ms. Jennelyn Paderan Acting Charge Nurse, In-patient Ward Reviewed by: Name Ms. Nemesio Abuso Acting Head of Nursing Mr. Zuher Arawi Quality Manager Approved by: Name Dr Emad Yassin Al Rahmani Medical Director Mrs. Jamal Kaddoura Hospital Director and Co-Founder Signature Date Signature Date Signature Date

DOCUMENT AMENDMENT RECORD SHEET

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GULF DIAGNOSTIC CENTER HOSPITAL

NURSING POLICY

Policy No: MED-NUR-P0051/12 Issue Date : November 2012 Revision No.: Original 01 Revision Date : Next Revision : November 2014 Page 2 of 4

TITLE: TIME INTERVALS TO ACT ON ORDERS FOR TREATMENT

Department Section Distribution : Nursing : Nursing Care : Hospital Wide

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1. PURPOSE 1.1 To provide guidelines on duration of time within which a physicians order is carried and medication administered by the appropriate health care staff.
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GULF DIAGNOSTIC CENTER HOSPITAL

NURSING POLICY

Policy No: MED-NUR-P0051/12 Issue Date : November 2012 Revision No.: Original 01 Revision Date : Next Revision : November 2014 Page 3 of 4

TITLE: TIME INTERVALS TO ACT ON ORDERS FOR TREATMENT

Department Section Distribution 2. POLICY : Nursing : Nursing Care : Hospital Wide

2.1 All physicians orders are carried out and implemented within time frame set forth in this guideline to ensure timeless of care in accord with accepted clinical practice guidelines and care plan. 3. SCOPE 3.1 This policy is applicable to all patient care unites in Gulf Diagnostic Center hospital. 4. RESPONSIBILITY 4.1 Physician 4.2 Registered/Practical Nurses 5. PROCEDURE: 5.1 For urgent orders: ordering physician writes the order and endorses to Charge Nurse/Incharge nurse as applicable. 5.2 For orders that require immediate administration of a drug: If drug is available in the floor stock, then medication is administered after ensuring implementation of policy on safe medication practice. If the medicine required is not in the floor stock, Charge Nurse transcribes in the computer for order of medicine from the pharmacy. Medicines for stat orders should be administered within 30 minutes from the time of its prescription. If medicine for stat administration requires a physician to administer. He/she is informed of the stat order and estimated time of availability of the drug. 5.3 For urgent diagnostic examinations: Charge Nurse/Nurse in charge of the patient encodes in the computer and call the diagnostic unit informing them of the urgency of the test. 5.4 Regular orders: All physicians orders are carried out within one hour. 6. REFERENCES 6.1 JCIA Standard for Hospital 7. RELATED DOCUMENTS 7.1 Doctors Order Sheet/Progress Note
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GULF DIAGNOSTIC CENTER HOSPITAL

NURSING POLICY

Policy No: MED-NUR-P0051/12 Issue Date : November 2012 Revision No.: Original 01 Revision Date : Next Revision : November 2014 Page 4 of 4

TITLE: TIME INTERVALS TO ACT ON ORDERS FOR TREATMENT

Department Section Distribution : Nursing : Nursing Care : Hospital Wide

7.2 Patient Medication Profile

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