TITLE: GUIDELINE FOR USE OF PYXIS ACTIVITY VERIFICATION LOG

REMINDER:  Narcotic Counts are on Monday and Thursday.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Place unit name at the top of log.
2. Place the date of the week in space provided.
3. Place the date of the month beside the day of the week.
4. At the end of each shift, any nurse administering drugs from the pyxis must verify the activity report for their shift and sign the PYXIS Activities Verification Log.

a.       Run “Report” , “Activities” , “By User” then type part of  your last name

b.      Select your name from the list

c.       Push the “Next “ button to highlight Class II and “Print Report”

d.      Push the “Next” button to highlight Class III,IV, V and “Print Report”

e.       Check activities listed for accuracy. 

f.        Sign the Verification log indicating Title and Shift (in the S column)

g.       Discard the activities listing in the unit trash or turn it in to your Clinical Services Manager.  Do not remove from the hospital.

5. At the end of the shift, the CDF or designee will run a 12-hour discrepancy check.
6. Each discrepancy will be resolved with two nurses present; each nurse should sign in the appropriate place for that shift.
7. The CDF or designee for off-going and on-coming shifts will sign in the Discrepancy Check column
8. The CDF will also run a report of all users for Class II, III, IV, and V drugs and review for their shift.
9. Narcotic counts are completed each Monday and Thursday morning by off-going and on-coming RNs
10. Each patient care unit is responsible for monitoring compliance with this policy
11. Pharmacy will pick up the completed forms every Monday morning.
12.  Blank forms will be provided weekly by Pharmacy.

RESOURCE PERSON(S):   Joyce Randof, RNC, MNSc 

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