DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCTOR’S

ORDER:
___ orders:
for medications given on a regular basis until
a patient is discharged or the order is
otherwise cancelled
standing
__ orders:
are for medications administered only when
needed or requested
The order tells how frequently the medication
may be given.
PRN
___ orders:
Orders for medications given prior to surgery
or a procedure
single (one-time)
__ orders:
you must give the prescribed drug
immediately
STAT
___ orders:
are less urgent that STAT orders and should
be given within a 90-minute time frame or by
the time frame mandated by specific facility
policy
now
Every ___ must include the patient's name,
date, name of the drug, dose, route,
frequency of administration, any special
instructions, and the signature of the ___
person.
order; prescribing
Medication orders can be ___, ___, or given
by ___. Traditionally, written medication
orders are probably the most common.
However, with computerized charting,
physician-order entry programs allow
providers with prescriptive ___ to enter
medication orders electronically.
written; verbal; telephone; authority
When orders are handwritten, a nurse or, in
some cases, a unit clerk ___ the order to the
patient's medication administration record
(MAR).
transfers
Verbal orders should be limited to ___
situations when it is more important to give
the drug immediately than to take the time to
write it down first. Repeat the order back to
the prescribing person for ___; this is a Joint
Commission requirement.
emergency; accuracy