Medication Order Entry Summary

“When designing screens in an information system application, the data elements on the screen should have a logical flow and design. The screen should follow the traditions left to right and top to bottom formatting. The screens should be designed with the needs of the user in mind, providing instructions to the user where needed to facilitate data quality and data collection. There should also be consistency throughout all of the screens with regards to terms uses, abbreviation, and overall look and feel of the system” (Sayles & Trawick, 2014, p.107). Following the entire above guidelines, I will develop date entry screens for the admission, triage nurse, and medication order entry.
The purpose of the screen for the admission is to gather …show more content…
The data element in this screen includes date, first name, last name, birth date, medical record number, medication allergy, a list of current medication, the name of the medications to be ordered, dosage, quantity, and the direction. These data elements are important because they can verify that the right medication is prescribed for the right patient. They also prevent duplication of therapy and drug-drug interactions. Medication order entry should provide information about the most current medications that a patient is taking and allergies to assist the prescriber to prescribe the right medication; therefore, the screen should be designed in a way that alerts the prescriber of duplicate medications and allergies. To increase data quality, the screen is designed with default entry and drop-down boxes and check boxes. For example, the date is generated by the system. The medication dosage can be picked from the check box, and medication name can be chosen from the drop-down menu. Screens should be designed in a proper way to meet the users’ needs; screens should be easy to navigate, facilitate the users’ work, and increase and maintain the quality of