HdBe-MedicationAdministration2

The product taken or administered. This is usually medication. Food, blood products, aids and bandages do not strictly fall under the category of medication, but can be reported as well.

In principle, this will be the prescribed product, but the administrator may substitute it by replacing the product with an equivalent product. For example: two 50mg tablets can be administered instead of one 100mg tablet.

The administering speed is used in slow administration of liquid. In practice, the measuring unit is almost always ml/hour. Entering an interval (such as 0-10 ml/hour) is also a commonly used option.

For example, with an administering speed of 10ml/hour:

• amount = 10,
• dose unit = ml
• time unit = hour

The date and time at which the medication was administered.

Date and time in the medication or administration agreement to which this administration pertains. Since multiple times can be indicated in one medication/administration agreement, this can be used to identify the agreed time in the event of e.g. early administration or a late administration.

Amount of the administered product.

In the administration, was there a deviation from the medication or administration agreement? This can be a deviation in product, time, amount, route of administration or administering speed or foregoing administration altogether.

The route through which the medication is administered (oral, nasal, intravenous,...).

Was a double check performed prior to the administration? This is only legally required for certain medication.

Medication agreement on which this administration is based.

Administration agreement on which this administration is based.

If the patient administered the medication themselves, indicate that here. If the medication is administered by a health professional or caregiver/family member/etc., the health professional is entered in the ‘Healthcare provider’ element or the caregiver/family member/etc. is entered in the ‘Contact’ element respectively.

The concept describes the person who administered the product. This is a professional authorised administrator.

Information on the patient’s personal relative or contact that administered the medication.

Reason why the medication was not taken or administered or was taken or administered differently. Here, you can choose to enter text or one of the codes.

The status of the administration, as a description of the stage within the administering process. Only the status codes ‘completed’ and ‘cancelled’ apply to indivisible products (such as tablets or suppositories). For divisible products (such as infusions), doses can also be ‘suspended’ or ‘aborted’.

When documenting this, the following interpretations are used:

• Active: The product is administered.
• Suspended: Use has (temporarily) been interrupted, because of a side effect, for example. Later, the patient and/or doctor can decide whether or not to resume or discontinue use.
• Aborted: Administration has stopped.
• Completed: Administration has been completed.
• Canceled: The product was never administered.

Comments on administering the medication.