A Medication Administration Record (MAR, or eMAR for electronic versions), commonly referred to as a drug chart, is the report that serves as a legal record of the

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s administered to a

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at a facility by a health care professional. The MAR is a part of a patient's permanent record on their

medical chart Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

. The health care professional signs off on the record at the time that the drug or device is administered.

Format

The actual chart varies from hospital to hospital and country to country. However they are typically of the format: * Administrative/Demographics ** Patient Name (often Surname, First name or similar) ** Treating team details ** Allergies ** Other, variable –

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, special diet,

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, application time of topical local anaesthetic e.g.

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* Prescription Details ** Drug name ** Dosage strength ** Route ** Frequency ** Medication indication / Diagnosis ** Prescribing doctor details, signature ** Day by day chart where

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s administering medications can sign when medication has been given

Kardex

A kardex (''plural'' kardexes) is a

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for a medication administration record. The term is common in

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and the

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. In the

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, the term is used to refer the old census charts of the charge nurse usually used during endorsement, in which index cards are used, but has been gradually been replaced by modern health data systems and pre-printed charts and forms. The term derives from an early purveyor of recording cards. American Kardex.

References

{{Reflist Medical records

Format

Kardex

See also

References